Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man

This is a wonderful book, all of the kids I know love it (and I have gifted it to many). When I was a little boy I lived on Deer Isle, Maine and I met Burt Dow who was a real person and he did have a old boat in his front yard filled with flowers. It brings back many memories. I think any child of the right age will like this book.

This funny story, set in a much better and more innocent age, will delight children. Old Burt Dow, a frugal part-time fisherman, heads off to do a bit of fishing and gets a bit more than he bargained for. Nothing seems to rattle him, though, as he manages a leaky boat with a cantankerous engine, a threatening storm, and a whole herd of multi-colored whales. If only today's authors could write stuff like this!

My almost 5 year old son LOVES this book! I am not sure what is his favorite part - the colorful boat, the inside of the whale, the bandaids - but we have read this book at least 3 or 4 times a week for the past four weeks.

Classic Book. My son first saw Burt Dow on a videotape of the Robert McCloskey books. At first, I couldn't find Burt Dow in any bookstores, but was glad when I finally did. My son loves the book and loves to play Burt Dow.

This has always been one of my favorite books. Burt Dow has so much charracter. This is shown through the wonderful text and insigtfull pictures. Children should relate easily to the simple happy way in which Burt Dow thinks. Besides helping to reveal the wonderful charracter of this man, the pictures are also each a wonderfull piece of artwork in and of themselves. I especially like the ones of his old sea-side house with his garden and his boat. This book is a Classic.