Nine year old Sam is looking forward to a fishing day with dad in this story told in verse.  He is irritated when annoying, little sister Lucy wants to come along.  To Sam’s dismay, she hums and wiggles and catches eight fish before he gets a nibble!  His attitude changes when he catches the biggest fish of the day and Lucy cheers him on.  Through the use of a large variety of poetic forms, Sam’s view of the day’s fishing adventure changes.  Each poem, told by different family members, contains a title and the poetic form.  Teachers will appreciate this source of multiple poems, from techniques such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, and similes, to forms such as cinquains concrete poems, haiku, limericks, odes, and triolets.  Each poem is a different example of a form or technique as this complete story is told.  Matthew Cordell’s whimsical, black and white illustrations are a great match for the humor and personalities shown in this poetic story.  A “Poet’s Tackle Box” in the back defines each type of the 40 poems.  This would be a great addition to any poetry collection.