A heartwarming story about finding joy in art and intergenerational
friendship illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Rudy Gutierrez.
Rudeday dreams of creating art that brings people joy but instead, he
paints to pay the bills. His days and nights are long, until one day he
hears a Tap! Tap! Tap! at his window. What could it be? Rudeday sees a
piece of string with a paper clip tied to the end of it, coming from the
apartment upstairs. Rudeday has a brilliant idea.
Rudeday carefully paints a fish and attaches it to the paper clip,
starting a window-fishing exchange with a little boy upstairs. The pair
swap paper fishes back and forth every day. Rudeday is finally painting
for fun but he wonders if he will ever meet his window-fishing friend.
A heartwarming story that celebrates art, friendship, and community that
is sure to pull at your heartstrings.