Tortot, the Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart

Author(s): Laura (TRN) Ludwig (ILT); Watkinson Benny; Volbeda Lindelauf

Picture Books

Tortot is a cold-hearted field cook who goes off to war. Soldiers drop like flies around him but Tortot just doesn't care. Until, that is, he finds a deserter in his kitchen: a boy who has lost his brothers and his legs in battle. Tortot feels no real sympathy for him, but decides to shelter him for one night. It's a decision that will change him for ever...


Product Information

Benny Lindelauf is a multi-award-winning Dutch children's book author whose books have been translated into six languages. He also teaches creative writing to adults and children.Ludwig Volbeda (1990), is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam. Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart is the first children's book he has illustrated and it won a nomination for the BoekenPauw prize for best illustrated children's book.

General Fields

  • : 9781782691549
  • : Pushkin Children's Books
  • : Pushkin Children's Books
  • : April 2018
  • : July 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Laura (TRN) Ludwig (ILT); Watkinson Benny; Volbeda Lindelauf
  • : Hardcover
  • : Ludwig Volbeda