MY DAD WAS A FISHERMAN. Hansen, Sonja and Raphael J.MacLaughlin. West Vancouver, Watts, RJ., & Associates, c1983. 32pp, paper, $5.95, ISBN 0-920072-11-9. Distributed by Watts, RJ., & Associates, 4010 Bayridge Cres., West Vancouver, B.C.,V7V 3K4. CIP Grades 4-6 Reviewed by Sally Davis Volume 13 Number 6 1985 November This is the story of a ten-year-old girl and her life as a member of a family where the father goes fishing for a living. It is based on the author's life and set in the coastal waters of British Columbia. The story is even-keyed, but so well written that the reader's interest is never lost. It begins when the fishing season starts and carries on until the following year when a new season is about to begin. The climax of the story comes when the father invites his daughter to be his crew member on a fishing trip. It is her first time to haul in a fish on her own, and also her first time to eat fish head soup, eyes and all. The illustrator, Raphael J. MacLaughlin, is a professional artist who has supplemented this otherwise small book with a fascinating collection of scenic pictures painted in sepia. MacLaughlin called upon a long-time fisherman in British Columbia waters to provide the detailed knowledge of fishing boats, in this case a trawler. A list of technical words that describe the trawler is included at the back, the definitions provided in picture form. This is an all-round book that could be of interest to those already knowledgeable about the life of a fisherman in coastal waters and to others not so fortunate. Sally Davis, St. John, Nfld.