Hooray for Fish!: questions to ask and activities to try
Spotty fish, stripy fish, happy fish, grumpy fish! Hooray for Fish! is a bright, rhyming book for little ones, with a lovely ending that brings Little Fish home.
What age is it for? Hooray for Fish! is best from birth to age 4. Good for: Colours, describing words and a happy ending.
Hooray for Fish! (Lucy Cousins)
- Age
- 0-4
- Best for
- Colours, describing words and a happy ending
Point at each fish and say the describing word together. Ask your child to find their favourite on every page. The ending is a lovely cuddle moment.
What it helps with
- Describing words like spotty, stripy and grumpy
- Colours and patterns
- Rhyme and rhythm for little ones
- Finding your way back to someone you love
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Can you find a spotty fish?”
- “Which fish was grumpy?”
- “Who was Little Fish looking for?”
- “Which fish is your favourite?”
- “What colour fish would you be?”
- “Who do you love most?”
5-minute activities to try together
Fish describing
Draw a fish together and choose two describing words for it, like stripy and silly.
Pattern hunt
Find spots, stripes and zigzags around the house, like the fish in the book.
Free printables: Hooray for Fish! worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
Happy Birthday, Maisy (Lucy Cousins)
- Best for
- Birthdays, parties and celebrating with friends
- Age
- 1-4
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle)
- Best for
- Colours, animals and joining in with repeated words
- Age
- 0-4
Happy (Mies van Hout)
- Best for
- Naming feelings, one bright fish at a time
- Age
- 2-6
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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