FROM THE PUBLISHER
In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. There wasn't anything he couldn't do -- and do well. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school, even in the worst blizzard. He saved lives. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He was an inspired salesman -- a visionary, in fact. And he knew more jokes than any man alive. Or at least that's what he's told his son, William. William doesn't really know his father because, actually, Edward wasn't home all that much. What William knows about his father he's had to piece together from the little bits of stories he's gathered over the years. Now, watching his father die, William grows increasingly desperate to know him before it's too late. And in a wonderful sleight of hand, William recreates his elusive father's life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales, William begins to understand Edward Bloom's great feats -- and his great failings. He manages, somehow, to reckon with the father he's about to lose. And he finds a way to say good-bye.

You know...I just wasn't that crazy about this book. It just didn't capture me. The big fish in a small pond/big pond metaphor was played upon just a little too much. I didn't see the movie either. Since I missed releasing this in July for the BlockBuster Challenge, I'll save it for a September Release in the You're such an animal Challenge.

Nice thing was I did find a note from Christy to Tessa in the book, which read in part:

Dear Tessa,
Wishing you a safe journey home. I will miss you. You are a wonderful person and a great friend.

My nephew and I are going on a releasing grenzy in Charelston todya. This book will be left somewhere- release note to follow. But just in case it gets picked up before I make it home, I'll add this message to the finder"

To the finder of this book:
Hello and congratulations! You have not only found yourself a good book, but a
whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and
the world at large. I hope that you will write a journal entry letting me
know that the book has been found, and that you'll stick around a bit and get
to know Bookcrossing. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on
to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like
you did. And if you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, href="http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/bookczuk">bookczuk, as your
referring member. Happy reading!

RELEASE NOTES:

REleased today as we stopped to get a lemonade before we took a carriage ride!

This book was released as part of Secretariat's You're Such an Animal Challenge, where the titles of books have an animal in them.