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K-3
Illustrated by
Monique Felix.
A girl vows to catch a large pike, identifiable by the two lures stuck in its mouth, after she witnesses it eat all three of a mother's ducklings on the nearby lake. She finally captures the fish, only to discover when she slits it open that the pike is also a mother, carrying hundreds of eggs. Written as a introspective prose poem and accompanied by serene watercolors, this cerebral book may have a limited audience.