Gone Fishing

Nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad. So when his pesky little sister, Lucy, horns in on their fishing trip, he's none too pleased: “Where's my stringer? / Something's wrong! / The princess doll does not belong!” All ends well in this winsome book of poems—each labeled with its proper poetic form, from quatrain to tercet. Together the poems build a dawn-to-dusk story of a father-son bond, of sibling harmony lost and found—and most of all, of delicious anticipation. Charming line drawings animate the poetry with humor and drama, and the extensive Poet's Tackle Box at the end makes this the perfect primer to hook aspiring poets of all ages.

Tamera Will Wissinger has fond memories of night-crawler hunting with her father before fishing trips. She shares her time between Florida and Chicago. This is her first book.
Newbery winner Matthew Cordell knows all about fishing trips from his South Carolina childhood. He lives with his family in Gurnee, Illinois. Visit his website at www.matthewcordell.com.