Davon Goes Fishing at the Big Green Yucky Lake

About the Book

About the Book

     Davon Goes Fishing at the Big Green Yucky Lake, by new children’s writer, Deborah Godwin-Starks is a wonderful story told through the eyes of her three-year old grandson. 

     While visiting his grandparents’ farm, Davon asks his grandpa to take him fishing.  He is eager to go on this adventure though he has never been fishing before.  When he gets to the lake he is surprised to find that it is not at all what he expected.  He is challenged by many of the scenes and sounds he sees and hears on this exploration. 

     However, with patience, endurance, and lots of encouragement from his grandpa, he learns many of life’s lessons on letting go, being brave in the face of adversity, and learning to be comfortable in different surroundings.

     Davon Goes Fishing at the Big Green Yucky Lake is illustrated by talent Chicago artist, Seitu Hayden, who takes the story as told by a three-year old and turns it into a masterpiece of the spoken world with illustrations.

About the Author

About the Author

     Deborah Godwin-Starks is a continuing lecturer in the Department of Communication at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne.  She can be heard as a weekly contributor to Day to Day, which airs on WBNI/WBOI radio in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

     She lives on a farm in East Noble County, Indiana with her husband John, 100 chickens, and several dogs including Blackie and the new puppies. 

            This is Godwin-Starks’ first children’s book.

About Davon

     Davon Avery Starks is five years old.  He lives in Fishers, Indiana with his parents, Jason and Angela and his two siblings Jayla and Kaden Starks.

     This is the first among many stories Davon has told his grandmother.