Author of The Barefoot Fisherman, Bander’s Keep, Vince’s Workshop, and coloring books.
Paul’s published work reaches very different readers—from children learning to fish, to fiction and fantasy readers, to people looking for creative coloring experiences.
This page provides the official author identity connecting those works to the same writer.
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When Paul was a boy, he went to the library and read every fishing book he could find.
What he could not find was a fishing book that seemed written directly to children at the level where their interest actually begins.
Most fishing books were written by adults for adults. Even books a child could read did not always speak directly to the young person wondering which rod to use, where to stand, what bait might work, or why fish might be in one place instead of another.
Years later, Paul wrote the book he had wanted to find himself.
The goal was to share practical fishing knowledge without turning the subject into a classroom assignment or talking down to young readers.
A practical fishing book written directly to young anglers. Earlier editions were reviewed by School Library Journal and Boys’ Life, nominated for Wisconsin’s Golden Archer Award, and purchased in quantity by Scholastic Book Fairs.
Explore the BookA fantasy novel by Paul Amdahl.
A full official page for the book will be added to PaulAmdahl.com.
A novel by Paul Amdahl.
A full official page for the book will be added to PaulAmdahl.com.
Coloring books created for adults and families.
Individual official pages can be added as those titles and their marketing materials are prepared.
Paul’s books span different subjects and audiences, so this website does not try to force them into a single marketing category.
A young angler looking for a fishing guide is not necessarily the same person looking for a fantasy novel or a coloring book.
PaulAmdahl.com connects the works to the same author while allowing each title to have its own audience, information and supporting material.
Where reviews, awards, educational references or publication history exist, the site attempts to distinguish documented facts from promotional language.
Information about books can become scattered across retailer listings, library catalogs, old reviews, archived publisher material and reader sites over time.
This About page is intended to provide a stable official identity for Paul Amdahl and connect that identity to his published works.
Because The Barefoot Fisherman has a long publication history, PaulAmdahl.com includes dedicated pages documenting its reviews, educational references and editions.
Historical reviews, Golden Archer recognition, Scholastic Book Fairs history and independent educational references are documented with outside sources.
Reviews & RecognitionThe book has appeared in multiple published forms, and older bibliographic records do not always show the same publisher, ISBN, page count or publication date.
Edition HistoryEarlier editions have appeared in independent outdoor-education resources, including records from Iowa DNR, Trout in the Classroom and Ontario 4-H.
Educator ResourcesThe main book page explains the current revised version, the intended reader and what young anglers learn.
Current Book PagePaul welcomes appropriate inquiries regarding his books, larger quantities, schools and youth organizations, media, reviews, publishing and rights.
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