The Little Fish That Got Away
Author:
Bernadine Cook
Illustrator:
Crockett Johnson
Publication:
1956 by William R. Scott, Inc.
Genre:
Animal Story, Fiction, Humor, Picture Books, Read Aloud
Pages:
64
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A little boy goes fishing every day, but he never catches anything—no, not a single fish. So he waits. He waits and waits and waits and waits, and one day, a GREAT GREAT big fish swims by . . . .
Persistence pays off and faith is rewarded in this witty twist on an old fisherman's tale, illustrated by the incomparable Crockett Johnson.
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Bernadine Cook
1924 - 2018American
Bernadine Cook is the author of many books for children, including Looking for Susie and The Little Puppy That Lost Its Tail. She has five children ... See more
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The Little Fish That Got Away
Reviewed by Sherry Early
If the cover reminds you of The Carrot Seed and Harold and the Purple Crayon, that’s because Crockett Johnson illustrated all three. Crockett Johnson was the pen name for author, cartoonist, and painter David Johnson Leisk. He was married to children’s author Ruth Krauss, who wrote The Carrot Seed and many other picture books. Johnson’s little round faced boys with the big eyes are iconic, easily recognizable in this book about a boy who goes fishing–and about the fish that he caught and the one that got away.
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