This is a tale about an Inuit myth of the North in a time long ago. The illustrations are superb and in keeping with the little I know of their art from the totems. It is the story of a magical being and his influence on the Inuit people and the puffins. The illustrations are beautiful and captivating. I plan to get a copy to share soon!
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Fun illustrations and a well written story. A book kids and adults can enjoy. ( )

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I really enjoyed this one! It was a little more in-depth than some of the others we've been reading, but my son didn't mind. I had to explain a few things that went over his head (like why this boy wanted a stranger to be his father), and he was happy to go along with it.

The illustrations were beautiful and the story was fascinating. Fish-Boy is a story within a story, and I liked how they used an elaborate tale to explain why so many birds flocked to an island. They turned a simple question into a life lesson.

Originally posted at Do You Dog-ear? on August 4, 2018. ( )

Fish-Boy is an Inuit Folktale told as a story-within-a-story. A young boy listens to one of his elders tell the story of how there came to be so many sea-parrots (Atlantic Puffins) near the water that surrounds the islands. It is also the story of fish-boy, his adopted father and the villagers that treated them badly. As folktales usually do, there is a moral to this story about hospitality and treating strangers kindly. The story is well told in the oral storytelling way, but the illustrations are what really sold me on this book. Mike Blanc uses bright colours in a smudged way. The backgrounds showed the Arctic landscape and the expressions on the face of fish-boy shared a lot of emotion. The glossary and teaching points at the back of the book make it a great choice to use when teaching a lesson on fables and folktales as well as multi-cultural aspect and positive character traits (hospitality, elder treatment, kindness, acceptance of differently abled people etc.) This book is geared to older children (ages 8 and up) and would make a great addition to a school, class or public library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )