A Different Pond (fiction Picture Books) [Library Binding]

Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and sonand between cultures, old and new. A Different Pond is an unforgettable story about a simple eventa long-ago fishing trip. As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Baos father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam. The New York Times has said that Bao Phis poetry rhymes with the truth. Together with graphic novelist Thi Buis striking, evocative art, Phis expertly crafted prose reflects an immigrant family making its way in a new home while honoring its bonds to the past.