David and the Christmas carp

David and the Christmas Carp is a Christmas story for toddlers written by the Czech writer Jan Procházka .

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David's father, a caretaker in a school, buys a Christmas carp . David is allowed to choose him and doesn't see him as a feast, but as a pet. To protect it, he hides the knives in the kitchen. When the parents are still sleeping, he plays with his friend, who is supposed to stay in the bathtub until Christmas. He sits down in the tub with him. Because the water is cold, it heats it up, which is not good for the fish. To save him, he drags him to school and dumps him in the pool.

When the parents wake up and can't find David, they go looking for him in the swimming pool. At first the father in particular is upset, but then the adults allow David to release his friend in the Moldova into freedom.

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The short children's book is kept in simple language that does justice to the young age of the protagonist and the reader. The father overcomes his original plans and realizes how to be a friend to his son. Recommended by the publisher for children aged 8 and over.

The book was on the shortlist of the German Youth Literature Award 1975 .