the wolf the duck and the mouse review

Theatre, Children's. This gives the wolf an awful stomachache, and he howls, attracting the attention of a hunter (who looks like Santa Claus in the role of a Hollywood lumberjack); the hunter shoots, but the duck and mouse defend their “home” by leading a charge out of the wolf’s stomach and frightening the hunter away (“Oh woe! Recommended. The illustrations capture that perfect fairy-tale feeling, with dark hues and warm colors. Tonight's choice of bedtime story was influenced by mummy who had noticed this languishing in our library #tbr pile and decided to give T a nudge in its direction - The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. 4 out of 5 stars. Praise. Like all good fables, the opening here is suitably grim - Mouse… The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse is Klassen's fourth collaboration with U.S. writer Mac Barnett, who has chosen a fairly uncommon setting for his story – an animal's stomach. As it turns out, it’s pretty nice living inside the belly of the beast with a new friend. Greys and greens and browns splatter and fill the pages and Klassen uses his magic powers to inject bucket-loads of emotion and expression into his funky illustrations. Don't be deceived by the tiny grasshopper mouse's stature because they are anything but your average house mouse. Oh death! When a hunter threatens their home, the duck and the mouse find they may have to stand up for what they have claimed as their own. “I may have been swallowed,” says the duck, “but I have no intention of being eaten.” A rare treasure of a story, the kind that seems to have been around forever. 4 … ‘Oh woe’ says Mouse, who fears this must be the end. Needless to say he is terrified by this, until he encounters a duck living in the wolf’s belly. They're natural born killers. The duck and the mouse must work together to save the wolf, which is, of course, also their beloved home. Lively and fun, The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse is a fable brought to life, with clear inspiration from well-known tales, and is the perfect read for small children. It tells the story of a mouse who is gobbled up one morning by a wolf. The mouse is surprised to discover it’s a duck… The Duck Mouse and the Wolf were all excellent. The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse is the latest effort from the award-winning children’s writer Mac Barnett, and once again features illustrations from his frequent collaborator Jon Klassen. A mouse meets a wolf in the forest one morning and is gobbled up. It tells the story of a mouse who is gobbled up one morning by a wolf. He fears for his life—until he hears another creature inside the wolf.