A Million Fish ... More or Less

A Million Fish ... more or less is a 1992 children's picture book by Patricia McKissack. It is about a boy of the bayou, Hugh Thomas, who has a fishing adventure.

A Million Fish ... more or less

Author	Patricia McKissack
Illustrator	Dena Schutzer
Language	English
Genre	Children's picture book
Published	1992 (Knopf)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	32 (unpaginated)
ISBN	9780679906926
OCLC	191730132

Reception

Booklist, in a review of A Million Fish, called it "a joyful story about storytelling" and concluded "Rooted in the words and landscape of Louisiana's Bayou Clapateaux, this celebrates that we all live in "a mighty peculiar place."^[1] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Dena Schutzer’s paintings swirl with movement and high-spirited fun, and Patricia McKissacks’ narrative is expansive, evocative, and tangy with Southern-flavored dialect. In all, a fine read-aloud for a hot summer day."^[2]

A Million Fish has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,^[3] School Library Journal,^[4] Publishers Weekly,^[5]

Awards

• 1992 CCBC Choice^[6]
• 1994 Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8^[7]
• 1995 Young Hoosier Award Picture Book (K-3) - nominee^[8]
• 1996 NCTE Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play^[9]