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Skyfishing: (A Grand Tale with Grandpa)

Hardback

Main Details

Title Skyfishing: (A Grand Tale with Grandpa)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gideon Sterer
Illustrated by Poly Bernatene
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:40
Dimensions(mm): Height 261,Width 233
ISBN/Barcode 9781419719110
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Illustrations 40 Illustrations, color; 40 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Abrams
Imprint Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Date 11 April 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

When Grandpa - a fishing connoisseur - moves to the city to live with his family, it doesn't take him long to notice that there is nowhere to fish. Unfazed, his granddaughter proposes they pretend to fish out a window . . . until they actually catch something: a Flying Litterfish! Soon the two are catching all kinds of fish: Laundry Eels and Signfish, a Constructionfish and a Waste-muncher. It's all in good fun, until the skyfishing attracts the attention of the Troublefish (read: police car). This might be the end of their skyfishing, but it's just the beginning of their new friendship. Skyfishing is an imaginative debut picture book that celebrates the magic of companionship.

Author Biography

Gideon Sterer is a debut picture-book author and a recent graduate of Oberlin College. He lives in Brooklyn. Poly Bernatene is an Argentinean illustrator who's worked on more than 60 children's books all over the world, including Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira and The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett.

Reviews

"A magical picture book that sweetly portrays intergenerational love and imagination."-- "School Library Journal" "A sweet tale of how the power of play helps an elder adjust to a new life."-- "Kirkus" "Bernatene's rich, energetic scenes are full of comical details to discover, and the vibrant brushstroke spreads and old-fashioned fishing advertisements on the inner title pages add to the story's whimsy."-- "Booklist"