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This treasured
keepsake has your child enter a fishing contest and catch the biggest fish ever
caught while their favorite fishing partner looks on.
Features a
hard wipe clean cover, 36 pages, 6 3/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches. Brightly
illustrated. Personalized with the child's name through out, it is sure to bring
excitement and hours of enjoyment. Great way to encourage reading.
"My
Fishing Adventure"
This
book was created especially for
Mary Loise Stevens
Love Always
Grandma and Grandpa
July 30, 2002
Mary Loise Stevens
was peacefully reclining in her bed, browsing through her newest fishing catalog
and thinking about the annual fishing contest in
Austin, Texas.
"I sure wish I could enter,"
Mary
said to herself as she flipped through the pages.
Mary
turned the page and saw Bobber Bear in the catalog. "Boy, I wish I could be a
fishing bear like Bobber Bear. I would be able to fish anytime I wanted,"
thought Mary
as she gently nodded off to sleep.
Mary
began to dream. In her dream, she was magically transformed into Bobber Bear.
What was even more amazing was the fact that Uncle Jason was also
transformed into another fishing bear.
Uncle Jason told
Mary
to get her fishing rod because they were going to enter the fishing rodeo!
Mary was very excited as they began packing for their fishing trip. Along
with sandwiches and fruit, they packed plenty of water to drink. Uncle Jason
brought a tent.
They decided to go to the Bass Pro Shop to get sinkers, flies, hooks, floats and
anything else they might need for the fishing contest. Uncle Jason also
looked at the new boats, outdoor gear and other fishing equipment.
Mary
was fascinated by the colossal 30,000 gallon saltwater aquarium they found
stocked
full of trophy-size fish of many types. There was even a real person in the tank
hand-feeding the fish!
At the fish camp,
Mary
and Uncle
Jason set up the tent for the
night. With the boat in the water, they took their places and Uncle Jason
started the motor! "Look out fish, here we come!" yelled
Mary
and Uncle Jason at the same time.
First they cruised up the river so
Uncle Jason
could find just the right spot.
Mary
was starting to get impatient when Uncle Jason said, "This is the place!"
Immediately,
Mary
began looking for fish. She wished Jackson, Becka and Aaron could be here
with her.
Mary
watched
Uncle Jason get one fishing
pole ready. Next Uncle Jason grabbed a spinner. Then Uncle Jason
helped Mary get her very own fishing pole ready.
Mary
was going to try a plastic worm first.
Mary
had trouble throwing out her fishing line. Several times it caught nothing other
than branches of some nearby trees. Finally, she learned how to cast her
artificial bait to the right spot.
The first time
Mary
reeled in her line slowly. She was very disappointed that the fish were not
biting. After three more casts, Mary began to understand that you do not
catch fish every single time you throw out your line. Soon
Mary
was catching quite a few fish, but none of them were big enough to win a trophy!
With the noon sun directly overhead,
Uncle Jason
reeled in the line, but Mary left her line out and set her rod by her
seat.
While she was eating lunch,
Mary
heard a noise next to her. There was a quick jerk and her pole almost fell into
the water. Mary quickly grabbed the pole, but the fish that
Mary
hooked was so-o-o big that it began pulling the boat!
The sandwiches flew overboard as
Mary,
Uncle Jason,
the boat, and the fish headed down the river through the rapids.
Uncle Jason
looked so funny trying to keep one hand on the boat and the other on the
hat. Mary would have chuckled, if she had not been afraid of losing her
fish.
As the boat raced toward
Austin, Texas,
the other fishing contestants could not get out of the way fast enough. Fishing
poles were snapping, lines were breaking and Jackson, Becka and Aaron and
her other friends were cheering from the banks. Mary was ready to land
the fish and try to win the trophy!
The fish was the biggest ever caught in Austin, Texas. The loudspeaker
hailed, "The winner of this year's fishing contest is Mary Loise Stevens!
"Mary, Mary! Wake up!" said Uncle Jason
while shaking Mary out of her dream. "I just entered us in the big
fishing contest. Let's go now or we will be late!" Mary grinned from ear
to ear. Maybe her dream would come true after all!
Any child would be thrilled to receive such a special gift.
Makes a perfect 1st birthday present!
Please Note: Include
your child's nickname below only if you would like it to be used as the primary
name throughout the book. For example you could include "Jimmy" rather than
"James". If you do not want a nickname used simply leave it blank.
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