BOOK REVIEW
THE SINGING SALMON MAN
by
Buddy Hayes
Reading the stories in “The Singing Salmon Man” took me back in years to my childhood around the first or second grade. Nap time was a big part of the days curriculum and I always looked forward to it. Not because I was made to lay down and be quiet but because my teacher always read to us before we did so. The stories she read excited me to the point I could hardly wait until the next days nap time to continue where she left off.
Arnie Deckwa’s book is a compiled version of such stories. Finishing the reading of one inspires the desire to hurry and read another and then another, making it difficult to lay aside. Within the pages of this biography, one will discover information, excitement, mystery, and fun; written the way a story book should be written. The comparison of your childhood to Tom & Huck, the ups and downs of adolescence, growing to maturity as a younger man, and following your dream through adulthood, with everything written simply enough to be understood and enjoyed by anyone is an accomplishment any writer would wish for.
It has a special place in my library between “Tom Sawyer” and “Huck Finn”; which by the way, as characters, are referenced with much affection. If you loved Tom and Huck, you’ll love the adventures of the Singing Salmon Man.
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