Bruce McMillan has written and illustrated more children's books set in Iceland than any other United States author. Going Fishing is his sixth to be set there, and his forty-third overall. He often summers in Iceland, though he lives in Shapleigh, Maine. Bruce holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Maine and has received numerous awards and honors for his children's books.
"The playful text is both silly and joyous, without a wasted word. Gunnella's enchanting oil paintings are full of childlike humor and saturated with appealing primary colors. . . . A funny and inventive choice that is also a charming tribute to Icelandic culture and tradition." --School Library Journal, starred School Library Journal, Starred "The juxtaposition of McMillan's minimal deadpan text and Icelandic artist Gunnella's comically literal paintings make for some unlikely hilarity." --Publishers Weekly, starred Publishers Weekly, Starred "Illustrator Gunnella is an Icelandic Dayal Kaur Khalsa--her folk-art-inspired oil paintings have verve, vibrancy, and humor." --Horn Book Horn Book --
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