{"id":5,"date":"2013-03-05T03:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamieaswenson.com\/studious-cat\/2013\/03\/gone-fishing-by-tamera-will-wissinger\/"},"modified":"2013-03-18T13:04:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T19:04:41","slug":"gone-fishing-by-tamera-will-wissinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamieaswenson.com\/studious-cat\/2013\/03\/gone-fishing-by-tamera-will-wissinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever find a book as an adult that you really wish you would have had when you were a kid? Sometimes, I discover books that I just missed when I was a kid — who knows why — maybe I was busy that week and missed my visit to the library? I always regret having missed a book that clearly would have had a impact on my young life.<\/p>\n

And then there are books that are brand-new that you didn’t miss — but you wish you could send back in time to the you that would have not only LOVED it, but would have been shaped a bit by it.<\/p>\n

That’s the thought that struck me when I picked up Tamera Will Wissinger’s<\/a> delightfully funny debut novel-in-verse GONE FISHING. Why couldn’t I zap this book back to 1979 — to nine-year-old me?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In Wissinger’s novel, nine-year-old Sam is looking forward to a day out on the water fishing with his dad … but then … NO! His cuter-than-cute little sister weasels her way into the trip and onto the boat!<\/p>\n

Nine-year-old me loved fishing — but never, ever got to go alone with just my dad. Nope. There was always an older brother – or a younger brother – or a cousin – or someone in the boat too. Nine-year-old me would have completely understood nine-year-old Sam’s desire to go fishing without Lucy in tow. And nine-year-old me would have related to the feelings Sam has when Lucy turns out to be a beginner’s-luck-lucky fisher-woman! How unfair!\u00a0Wissinger handles the sibling rivalry with wit and humor.<\/p>\n

So, while nine-year-old me would have loved the story … there is more to this book than simply a wonderful story — this book is told in verse. We’re talking: quatrains, ballads, iambic meter, rhyming lists, concrete poetry, tercets and free verse. Seriously fun poetry! Who doesn’t love a good concrete poem, I ask you? My nine-year-old self spent many a day trying to figure out how to shape words into a poem that made sense and LOOKED like something. Wissinger’s concrete poems look exactly like they should. Plus, as an added bonus — the poems are labeled so the reader knows what type of poem it is — and the back matter instructs readers and budding poets how to make their own poems.<\/p>\n

As if the book itself wasn’t wonderful enough — did I mention the artwork by the talented Matthew Cordell? The illustrations are fully of whimsy and joy — and match the verse perfectly.<\/p>\n

So, while I try to perfect a book-transporting time machine — why don’t you find a copy of GONE FISHING to read with someone you love (that includes just reading it to yourself!). The book is available starting March 5 from fine booksellers everywhere, Amazon (including Kindle soon), Barnes & Nobel, or your favorite bookseller.\u00a0 5 out of 5 Smiles.<\/p>\n

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