A review by muddypuddle
Me and You and the Red Canoe by Jean E. Pendziwol

5.0

Although I'm not a fisherperson - and it doesn't interest me at all - and this book is about going out onto a lake fishing, I still consider the book a work of art, both in words and illustration. It's written in verse form, and would be a wonderful sample of free verse to share with a tween or teen. Gorgeous writing. The illustrations are really, really beautiful, there's no white, and even the page of text has a background paint-y collage that's lovely. I love that the illustrator is "Phil." No surname. Both author and illustrator are Canadians. Highly recommended.