Reviews for Kids Gone Fishin': The Young Angler's Guide to Catching More and Bigger Fish

The average rating for Kids Gone Fishin': The Young Angler's Guide to Catching More and Bigger Fish based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-07-28 00:00:00 Edward Griffith A treasury to savor. Some of the poems are light verse, but some are Shakespeare & the Bible, too. Also one of my favorite authors, Eleanor Farjeon has a poem included that I don't recall seeing before, Pegasus. Very diverse cultures are included; this is truly an 'around the world' collection (unlike the ones I grew up with 50 years ago). Glossary, indices, and bibliography included. Hardcover is oversize, but Carle's art makes it worthy. Highly recommended to families looking to learn more about different cultures' mythologies. Btw, I think Carle's art style makes the creatures look so fantastical that they won't give anyone nightmares, but if they do, read the very last verse, by Shakespeare, "If we shadows have offended...." I will look for more compilations by Whipple; I opine that she did a good job selection the best poems (or short excerpts from prose) to be able to include the greatest variety of creatures.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-10-01 00:00:00 Lynne Kellerman This reminded me a lot of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It's a compilation of short poems about mythical creatures, and each creature is illustrated by Eric Carle. Here is more detail in these illustrations than in most of his work and they were fun to look at. Some of the poems were very good as well, and this would be a great primer on mythical creatures.