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Gr 2-4–Shannon reinvents the “big fish story” with this creepy tall tale, framed as a story the narrator’s father told him about “the biggest fish anyone had ever seen.” “Jangles was so big he ate eagles…,” but not kids. One day, as a child, he drifted out and reeled in Jangles, who pulled him to the bottom of the lake and told him stories. When they came to the surface, he snared the giant fish with his line. Jangles...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Shannon takes the one-that-got-away story and spins it out into a big-fish tall tale as recounted by a father to his son. Jangles, the legendary trout of Big Lake, had "broken so many fishing lines that his huge, crooked jaw was covered with shiny metal lures and rusty old fishhooks of all shapes and sizes. They clinked and clattered as he swam." (Hence his name.) The over-the-top profile of trou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A father tells his son this one-that-got-away tall tale. Jangles, legendary trout of Big Lake, had "broken so many fishing lines that hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More