The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse

Author(s): Mac Barnett

Picture Books | Summer Reading Guide 2017/18

With a nod to traditional fables and a wink to the reader, the award-winning creators of "Extra Yarn" and "Triangle" offer a story of cooperation and creative cuisine about a mouse and a duck who get swallowed by a wolf. Full color.


Product Information

A deliciously dark and completely absurd story... Told with devilish wit and illustrated with fearsome prowess this is contemporary fable telling at its very best. -- Booksniffer * WRD Magazie *

Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett are a match made in picturebook heaven. [...] it brilliantly champions the idea of the underdog [...] A treat for adults and children alike. * The Irish Times *

A hilarious and surreal story [...] A witty lesson in how to make the most of disaster. * The Herald *

As ever, Barnett and Klassen amusingly provoke readers to question apparent truths. * Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading Pick of the Month *

A deliciously dark and completely absurd story [...] Told with devilish wit and illustrated with fearsome prowess this is contemporary fable telling at its very best. * WRD magazine *

General Fields

  • : 9781406377798
  • : Walker Books Australia
  • : Walker Books
  • : 0.45
  • : October 2017
  • : 280mm X 215mm
  • : November 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 40
  • : Hardback
  • : Mac Barnett