The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 10, 2017
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · October 10, 2017
A New York Times bestseller!
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- Who it’s for
- A sly, playful fable makes an absurd predicament feel unexpectedly cozy.
- Themes
- Cooperation, Creative cuisine
- Genres
- Wolves & Coyotes, Ducks & Geese, Small Pets
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A New York Times bestseller! This is a story about a duck and mouse who get swallowed by a wolf, and then decide to live in his belly. Early one morning a mouse met a wolf and was quickly gobbled up. When a woeful mouse is swallowed by a wolf, he quickly learns he is not alone: a duck has already set up digs, and, boy, has that duck got it figured out!
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Turns out it’s pretty nice in there, with delicious food and elegant table settings, courtesy of the wolf’s unchecked gluttony. And there’s something even better: no more fear of being eaten by a wolf! In fact, life is pretty good, until a hunter shows up. . . . With a nod to traditional fables and a wink to the reader, the award-winning Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen offer a tale of cooperation and creative cuisine that is sure to go down easy.
Inside the Fable
A sly, playful fable makes an absurd predicament feel unexpectedly cozy.
Come here for
- A wolf’s belly turned into surprisingly comfortable lodging
- Traditional fable rhythms with a reader-facing wink
Expect
- A mouse and duck making an unlikely arrangement
- Elegant table settings and creative cuisine inside a wolf
Where it sits
| Small Pets | 69% |
|---|---|
| Ducks & Geese | 52% |
| Wolves & Coyotes | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Wolves & Coyotes
- Funny Stories
- Myths & Fables
- Authors
- Mac Barnett
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- October 10, 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Cooperation · Creative cuisine
- Reading lane
- Wolves & Coyotes