Olive and the Big Stream

Olive and the Big Stream
Kirk Werner
Swimming Kangaroo Books
ISBN: 9781934041673
Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Picture Books
Reviewed by John R. Clark

Olive and the Big Stream picks up the story where its predecessor, Olive the Little Woolly Bugger, left off and is equally well done. This time, Olive has graduated from Camp Tightloops and sits in the fly box with fellow graduate Gilbert the Gold-Ribbed Hair's Ear, eagerly awaiting the real deal; a trip to catch fish in the Big Stream.
Author Kirk Werner does a great job of describing the fisherman trying fly after fly from their point of view, especially when Olive goes last and attracts the big trout. As with the first book, children and parents/grandparents who love fishing or the outdoors will thoroughly enjoy both the story and illustrations and gain even more appreciation for catch and release fishing.
This book will be a great addition to public libraries as well as a gift for children with active imaginations or inquiring minds.