Why read The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse?

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They may have been swallowed, but they have no intention of being eaten... A new comedy from the unparalleled team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.

"A subversive delight ... an unexpected, hilarious collaboration" Guardian

Early one morning a mouse met a wolf and was quickly gobbled up...

When a…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Elizabeth Marshall

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This picture book is one of the only contemporary books for children that shows drinking for pleasure.

After a mouse gets eaten up by a wolf, he meets a duck that lives in “the belly of the beast.” The two become fast friends and live happily in the wolf’s stomach. Together they make soup, dance to records, and enjoy the finer things in life. When the wolf complains of a stomachache, the duck calls up a cure for him—advising that he eat a hunk of good chess, a flagon of wine, and some beeswax candles.

After the wolf does so,…

From Elizabeth's list on alcohol and childhood between horror and humor.

Keiko Kasza

Author

A wolf swallows a mouse, who meets a duck (a previous prey) in the wolf’s stomach. They become friends. The duck says that she used to worry about being eaten by wolves but now that she already has, she doesn’t worry about it anymore. What an offbeat sense of humor! You will be laughing out loud at the surprise ending.

From Keiko's list on with humor and twist endings.