I enjoyed this book because I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay and it was lovely to see a picture book showing the Bay and Tiighman Island in a post world war 2 setting. It’s always nice to see the places you came from represented in books. My step father was a waterman for a long time when I was a small child, maybe about 5 or 6. And I can still remember him having the same concerns for about the Bay and it’s traditions just as the characters in this story did. This book offers a glimpse into the charming life and hardships Tilghman Island and the Bay brought to the people of the Eastern Shore. ( )