Tamera Wissinger crea historias y poesía para jóvenes lectores, explorando a menudo temas relacionados con la naturaleza y la familia. Su obra se caracteriza por un lenguaje rítmico y un estilo accesible, lo que la hace ideal para niños. Wissinger demuestra versatilidad tanto en prosa como en verso, lo que le permite involucrar a diversas preferencias de lectura. Sus contribuciones son frecuentemente reconocidas en prestigiosas listas de libros infantiles, lo que resalta su habilidad para crear narrativas cautivadoras y apreciadas.
The story features two siblings embarking on an outdoor adventure with their spirited grandfather. Richly illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Matthew Cordell, it combines various poetic forms to create a lively narrative filled with humor and family bonding. This delightful tale captures the joy of camping and the playful spirit of intergenerational connections.
Using a wide variety of poetic forms – quatrains, ballads, iambic meter, rhyming lists, concrete poetry, tercets and free verse –this debut author tells the story of a nine-year-old boy’s day of fishing. Sibling rivalry, the bond between father and son, the excitement – and difficulty -- of fishing all add up to a day of adventure any child would want to experience. Matthew Cordell illuminates this novel-in-verse throughout with his energetic black-and-white line drawings. While each poem can be read and enjoyed on its own, the poems work together to create a story arc with conflict, crisis, resolution and character growth. The back matter of this book equips the reader with a Poet's Tackle Box of tools and definitions for understanding the various poetic forms the author uses in this story.