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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
The perfect gift for a friend’s kiddo. I think I loved it as much as she will.
Utterly bonkers in the very best way. What would you do if you were a little mouse who had found himself swallowed by a wolf? Despair of course! But fear not, for there's a friendly duck sat there in the belly of beast...and he owns a vintage turntable to boot. As with all of those collaborations between Barnett and Klassen so much of the humour comes from knowing that they both know something that we can't quite put our finger on. Unlike the Hat books, Klassen has moved further into the Triangle arena and begun to build up more of an environment and the book is all the better for it. The fairy-tale/fable-like quality of the story is there to be subverted and hilarisised (in good spirit, I made this word up) and Barnett does so with so much wit. My favourite line of the whole book is duck's quip: "I live well! I may have been swallowed, but I have no intention of being eaten."
I've been calling this book a new children's classic since I first saw it in October. It's an adorable story about making the best of unfortunate circumstances, with terrific illustrations. It is GREAT for reading aloud. I want to have babies simply so I can read them this book.