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The following list contains both fiction and non-fiction books about Fish. The books range from Preschool level (age 1-3) to 8th grade (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.

Animals Fiction Nonfiction
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Pre-K - Kindergarten

Title
Author
Category
Link
Aquarium
By: Cynthia Alonzo
Non-fiction
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Baby Fish: Finger Puppet Book
By: Chronicle Books
Fiction
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Big Fish Little Fish
By: Jonathan Litton
Fiction
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Commotion in the Ocean
By: Giles Andreae
Fiction
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Curious George Goes Fishing
By: Margaret Rey
Fiction
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First Book of Sushi
By: Amy Wilson Sanger
Fiction
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Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On
By: Lois Ehlert
Fiction
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Fish Wish
By: Bob Barner
Fiction
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Five Little Gefiltes
By: Dave Horowitz
Fiction
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Good Night Fish
By: Adam Gamble
Fiction
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Happy
By: Mies Van Hout
Fiction
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Hello, Ocean Friends
By: Duopress Labs
Fiction
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Hooray for Fish!
By: Lucy Cousins
Fiction
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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
By: Kevin Sherry
Fiction
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Little Fish and Mommy
By: Lucy Cousins
Fiction
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Mister Seahorse
By: Eric Carle
Fiction
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
By: Dr. Seuss
Fiction
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Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
By: Marianne Berkes
Fiction
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Peek-A-Flap Ocean
By: Cottage Door Press
Fiction
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Poor Little Guy
By: Elanna Allen
Fiction
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Rainbow Fish
By: Marcus Pfister
Fiction
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Shapes with Little Fish
By: Lucy Cousins
Fiction
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Ten Little Fish
By: Audrey Wood
Fiction
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The Pout-Pout Fish
By: Deborah Diesen
Fiction
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The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark
By: Deborah Diesen
Fiction
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The Storm Whale
By: Benji Davies
Fiction
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The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
By: Ken Geist
Fiction
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Tropical Terry
By: Jarvis
Fiction
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Yellow Kayak
By: Nina Laden
Fiction
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Bad Day Fishing
By: Paige Hulsey
Fiction
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A Fish Out of Water
By: Helen Palmer
Fiction
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Alba and the Ocean Cleanup
By: Lara Hawthorne
Fiction
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Andre Goes Fishing
By: Mikaela Wilson
Fiction
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Big Al
By: Andrew Clements
Fiction
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Captain Starfish
By: Davina Bell
Fiction
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Dogfish
By: Gillian Shields
Fiction
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Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
By: Steve Jenkins
Non-fiction
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Dude!
By: Aaron Reynolds
Fiction
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters
By: Robert Sabuda
Non-fiction
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Fish Don’t Sneeze
By: Kirstie Watson
Non-fiction
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Fish Faces
By: Norbert Wu
Non-fiction
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Fish Had a Wish
By: Michael Garland
Fiction
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Fish is Fish
By: Leo Lionni
Fiction
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Freaky, Funky Fish
By: Debra Kempf Shumaker
Fiction
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Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet
By: Kelly DiPucchio
Fiction
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Goldfish Ghost
By: Lemony Snicket
Fiction
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Gone Fishing: Ocean Life by the Numbers
By: David McLimans
Non-fiction
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Hand Over Hand
By: Alma Fullerton
Fiction
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Hooked
By: Tommy Greenwald
Fiction
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I Am a Fish: The Life of a Clown Fish
By: Darlene R. Stille
Non-fiction
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I Won a What?
By: Audrey Vernick
Fiction
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Land Shark
By: Beth Ferry
Fiction
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Little White Fish
By: Guido Van Genechten
Fiction
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McElligot’s Pool
By: Dr. Seuss
Fiction
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Memoirs of a Goldfish
By: Devin Scillian
Fiction
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My First Fish
By: Sam D. Smith
Fiction
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Not Norman
By: Kelly Bennett
Fiction
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Nugget and Fang: Friends Forever—or Snack Time?—
By: Tammi Sauer
Fiction
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Old Salt, Young Salt
By: Jonathan London
Fiction
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One Boy’s Choice: A Tale of the Amazon
By: Sueli Menezes
Fiction
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Only One You
By: Linda Kranz
Fiction
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Pattern Fish
By: Trudy Harris
Fiction
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Paul Meets Bernadette
By: Rosy Lamb
Fiction
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Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale
By: Sally Lloyd-Jones
Fiction
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Sardines of Love
By: Zurine Aguirre
Fiction
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Shark in the Dark
By: Peter Bently
Fiction
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Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
By: Jess Keating
Non-fiction
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Shark Nate-O
By: Tara Luebbe
Fiction
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Sharko and Hippo
By: Elliott Kalan
Fiction
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Shawn Loves Sharks
By: Curtis Manley
Fiction
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Sophie’s Fish
By: A. E. Cannon
Fiction
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Stephanie’s Spectacular Aquarium Visit
By: Cass Kim
Fiction
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Steve, Terror of the Seas
By: Megan Brewis
Fiction
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Swimmy
By: Leo Lionni
Fiction
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Swim! Swim!
By: Lerch
Fiction
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The Berenstain Bears: Gone Fishin’!
By: Mike Berenstain
Fiction
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The Fish and His Puffy Temper
By: Barbara Pinke
Fiction
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The Fisherman and His Wife
By: Rachel Isadora
Fiction
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The Only Fish in the Sea
By: Philip C. Stead
Fiction
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The Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
By: Marcus Pfister
Fiction
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The Strangest Fish
By: Katherine Arden
Fiction
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The Three Little Bass and the Big Bad Gar
By: James R. Miller
Fiction
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This Is Not My Hat
By: Jon Klassen
Fiction
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Vernon Is on His Way
By: Philip C. Stead
Fiction
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What’s It Like to Be a Fish?
By: Wendy Pfeffer
Non-fiction
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Wish for a Fish
By: Bonnie Worth
Fiction
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You Be You
By: Linda Kranz
Fiction
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
All the Fish in the World
By: David Opie
Non-fiction
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Down By the River
By: Andrew Weiner
Non-fiction
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Edison’s Tackle Box
By: Meghan Colvin
Fiction
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Fish
By: DK
Non-fiction
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Fish (Cool Pets for Kids)
By: Dawn Titmus
Non-fiction
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Fish Everywhere
By: Britta Teckentrup
Non-fiction
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Fish for Kids
By: Kevin Kurtz
Non-fiction
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Fishing With Grandma
By: Susan Avingaq
Fiction
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Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse
By: Tamera Will Wissinger
Fiction
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Grandpa’s Lessons on Fishing and Life
By: Ruthie Godfrey
Fiction
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H is for Hook
By: Judy Young
Non-fiction
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Jangles: A Big Fish Story
By: David Shannon
Fiction
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Let’s Go Fishing: A Book for All Young Anglers
By: Joshua Mutters
Non-fiction
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Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
By: Claire A. Nivola
Non-fiction
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Life on Ice
By: Jon Valentino
Fiction
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
By: Mo O’Hara
Fiction
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Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia
By: DK
Non-fiction
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Smart About Sharks
By: Owen Davey
Non-fiction
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The Magic School Bus: The Great Shark Escape
By: The Magic School Bus: The Great Shark Escape
Fiction
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Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant
By: April Pulley Sayre
Fiction
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Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge
By: Kristin L. Gray
Fiction
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