164 // A Different Pond / Bao Phi (Author), Thi Bui (Illustrator)
- Sarah Peden
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min read
A Different Pond / Bao Phi (Author), Thi Bui (Illustrator)
Picture Window Books
2017
As a young boy, Bao and his father 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, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam. - From Amazon
Fathers and Sons - the immigrant experience
I really enjoyed the graphic-novel like layout. The story was full of concrete details with pictures and words playing off each other showing the reality of life trying to make it in America, but still homey and lovely.
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