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"A real fish tale! When ""the big one"" gets away, Amy figures the day is ruined. Or is it? Set on Canada's west coast, A Morning to Polish and Keep is a story of adventure, family interaction and the lasting comfort of memory. Beautifully Illustrated by Sheena Lott. Recommended reading ages: 4-10"

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A lovely tale for a summer evening. -The Toronto Sun Beautifully produced...superb illustrations. -Canadian Materials Lott's illustrations are handsome watercolors that capture the changing light of dawn and the ever-changing surface of the sea. -Quill & Quire A jewel...the book encapsulates a glowing summer memory that will strike a warm and resonant chord in everyone who has experienced the beauty and solitude of a lake, stream, or ocean before dawn. Words and pictures evoke the delights and regrets that emerge from a summer's last fishing trip. -Canadian Book Review Annual

-A lovely tale for a summer evening.- -The Toronto Sun -Beautifully produced...superb illustrations.- -Canadian Materials -Lott's illustrations are handsome watercolors that capture the changing light of dawn and the ever-changing surface of the sea.- -Quill & Quire -A jewel...the book encapsulates a glowing summer memory that will strike a warm and resonant chord in everyone who has experienced the beauty and solitude of a lake, stream, or ocean before dawn. Words and pictures evoke the delights and regrets that emerge from a summer's last fishing trip.- -Canadian Book Review Annual

A lovely tale for a summer evening. <i><b>-The Toronto Sun </i> Beautifully produced...superb illustrations. <i><b>-Canadian Materials </i> Lott's illustrations are handsome watercolors that capture the changing light of dawn and the ever-changing surface of the sea. <i><b>-Quill & Quire </i> A jewel...the book encapsulates a glowing summer memory that will strike a warm and resonant chord in everyone who has experienced the beauty and solitude of a lake, stream, or ocean before dawn. Words and pictures evoke the delights and regrets that emerge from a summer's last fishing trip. <i><b>-Canadian Book Review Annual</b></i>

A lovely tale for a summer evening. -The Toronto Sun Beautifully produced...superb illustrations. -Canadian Materials Lott's illustrations are handsome watercolors that capture the changing light of dawn and the ever-changing surface of the sea. -Quill & Quire A jewel...the book encapsulates a glowing summer memory that will strike a warm and resonant chord in everyone who has experienced the beauty and solitude of a lake, stream, or ocean before dawn. Words and pictures evoke the delights and regrets that emerge from a summer's last fishing trip. -Canadian Book Review Annual

Author Information

Julie Lawson is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and young adults. Her most recent title is Ghosts of the Titanic. Other works include White Jade Tiger, winner of the Sheila A Egoff Award, No Safe Harbour, winner of the Hackmatack Award and A Ribbon of Shining Steel, shortlisted for the CLA Book Award. A former elementary teacher, she balances her time between presenting in schools and libraries throughout the country, travelling the world, and writing from her home in Victoria, British Columbia. Sheena Lott is an accomplished artist who for the past 25 years, has had a very successful and varied career. This busy artist currently exhibits at the Winchester Galleries and The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Art Rental. She is best known for her painterly style and 3-color palette often depicting figures in the landscape. Sheena has illustrated ten children's books including Singing the Dark, Jessie's Island and Salmon Forest.

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