Kimmy & Mike
by Dave Paddon
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Well, they caught a few sculpins and hauled up some kelp, Tried a few different places, but nothing would help. "Oh, my," Mike said, "looks like a dead loss." "I know now," said Kimmy. "Mother won't be some cross!" Dave Paddon and Lily Snowden-Fine team up in this hilarious tall tale about siblings who set out to find some fish for their fathers supper. The fish arent biting, so Kimmy and Mike head off to see if theyll have luck on the other side of the ocean. En route they encounter hurricanes, a giant squid, pirates, a merman, an iceberg and much more. Theirs is a round-the-world adventure with plenty of fun. But its still up to their mother to find something for the pot. Paddons playful rhymes resonate with Newfoundland dialect; Snowden-Fines illustrations are a marvelous match. The book includes a brief glossary of Newfoundland terms and an afterword from the author about his experience of the recitation tradition. Running the Goat published an earlier version of this recitation as a letterpress-printed chapbook titled Not a Word of a Lie. This new version has been revised with a younger audience in mind. Lily Snowden-Fine's whimsical illustrations will appeal to readers young and old.
About the Author
Dave Paddon was born and raised in Northwest River, Labrador. He is a crowd favourite at storytelling and ballad-singing events in St. Johns, has performed at festivals and concerts across the island and on the mainland, and as a guide and storyteller for Adventure Canada cruises to the North. Dave has written numerous recitations; five of them The Card Game, Berries, The 12, Not a Word of a Lie, and The Christmas Turr have been published by Running the Goat as letterpress-printed chapbooks. Ralph, Flying Hound, his first book for children, was published in October 2016, and was included in the TD Summer Reading Club's Top 10 Recommended Reads (2017). A collection of thirteen of his recitations, Half the Lies You Tell Are Not True was published in the spring of 2018. A former commercial pilot, Dave divides his time between St. Johns and English Harbour. Lily Snowden-Fine is an illustrator and multi-disciplinary artist living in Vancouver. Since studying at the Ontario College of Art and Design, she has illustrated three childrens books for Thames and Hudson Publishing, as well as illustrated for such clients as the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, and Soho House London. She also has two upcoming childrens book with Penguin Random House and Owl Kids.