Praise for Down by the River

**STARRED REVIEW** "This book delivers an authentic, heartwarming story with a focus on family and togetherness."
Kirkus Reviews

“I read Down by the River to my five-year-old granddaughter before fishing the next day. She loved it. It added a lot of excitement and knowledge to her fishing experience.”
Yvon Chouinard, Founder of Patagonia Inc.

This is a beautiful book; fun and informative to read, lovely to look at and simple enough for kids without being simplistic. I’d recommend it to children with an interest in fly-fishing or to parents who’d like to spark that interest. For that matter, I’d also recommend it to some of my more extreme fly-fishing friends for its humble, humane view of a sport that sometimes gets too fast-paced and competitive.
John Gierach, bestselling author of A Fly Rod of Your Own

This is a much needed and beautiful introduction, through story and drawings, to the wondrous world of fly fishing. Weiner's text weaves a lovely tale of a family outing on the river with detailed but not overwhelming technical information about our much loved past-time. With dialog and instruction between a boy, his mother and his grandfather (accompanied by their dog!) "Down by the River" connects us to nature as well as to a fabled tradition of angling literature originating with Izaak Walton's Compleat Angler of 1653. April Chu's drawings are exquisite!
James Prosek, author of Trout: An Illustrated History and Trout of the World

About the Author

Andrew “Andy” Weiner is a longtime publishing professional and an avid fly-fisher. He lives in Albany, California.

April Chu is an architect and an illustrator of children’s books, including Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine and In a Village by the Sea. She lives in Oakland, California.

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