Outfoxed - by Mike Twohy (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A quick-thinking duck keeps a fox on his toes in this witty romp from a "New Yorker" cartoonist. One dark night in the hen house, a hungry fox in search of his dinner gets more than he bargains for. Instead of a chicken, Fox grabs a duck. A very smart duck. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"A 'quacker-jack' addition to a duck- or fox-themed storytime." --<i>BCCB</i></b><br> <b>"Large word bubbles make reading easy...Don't be outfoxed. Get quacking and buy this book." --<i>School Library Journal</i></b> <p/><b><i>Quack</i>, <i>quack</i>--<i>woof</i>? A quick-thinking duck keeps a fox on his toes in this witty romp from a <i>New Yorker </i>cartoonist.</b> <p/>One dark night in the henhouse, a hungry fox in search of his dinner gets more than he bargains for. Instead of a chicken, Fox grabs a duck. A very smart duck. A duck so sly, he plans to convince Fox that he isn't a duck but a--dog! Yes, a dog. <p/>This clever story and its accompanying visual narrative will delight readers young and old--because if it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it HAS to be a duck...right?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Outfoxed</b> <p/> by Mike Twohy; illus. by the author <p/> Preschool, Primary Wiseman/Simon 0 pp. <p/> 9/13 78-1-4424-7392-8 15.99 <p/> e-book ed. 978-1-4424-7393-5 12.99 <p/> Fox faces a dilemma after a late-night chicken heist. He had broken into the henhouse under the cover of darkness; back in his brightly lit den, he's surprised to find that he's nabbed a duck by mistake. The problem? The duck claims to be a dog, sniffing and slobbering and wagging with puppy-like enthusiasm. Fox is skeptical. Duck, however, is very convincing, and by the time Duck "runs into [the] living room and pees on [the] carpet," Fox gives up for the night: "I might still have you for breakfast." Duck's bold scheme (and Fox's credulity) will thrill young readers, even those who've previously encountered the old dinner-tricks-predator-and-gets-away premise. Cartoonist Twohy knows how to wield a black line; his comical illustrations are integral to the storytelling, conveying tone and helping to advance the story. The straight-faced narrator's commentary--"in the morning Fox wakes up to hot duck breath and a wet face"--manages to play up the farce while letting Duck's shenanigans speak for themselves. Fox is howling mad to discover he's been hoodwinked, but storytime audiences will howl with laughter when Fox finds what the "little doggie" left behind. The yolk's on Fox, but at least he can have the egg for dinner. kitty flynn <p/> <b></b>-- "Horn Book"<br><br>A conniving fox breaks into a henhouse one night and makes off with what he<br> thinks is a chicken. When he arrives home, he discovers that the bird he stuffed into<br> his coat pocket is actually a duck--or is it? The clever duck pretends to be a dog, <br> carrying his ruse to elaborate lengths, from barking and wagging his tail (well, his<br> tailfeathers) to chewing up the fox's clothes and peeing on the carpet. The puzzled<br> fox is bamboozled by this behavior and returns the duck/dog to the farm, explaining<br> that "foxes don't eat dogs and foxes don't have pets." After returning home, the fox<br> wonders if maybe he should have kept the little guy after all--until he spots the<br> egg that the "dog" left behind and realizes he's been played. The story unfolds in<br> panel sequences like a comic, with in-image dialogue the only words, and Twohy<br> adeptly uses that format to successfully convey both the humor and the drama of<br> this interlude between fox and duck. The narration of the text is peppered with<br> asides in speech balloons from the duck and the fox, and the duck's formal address<br> of the fox ("You are mistaken, sir. I am NOT a DUCK!") also adds to the humor.<br> The duck's doglike behavior (especially the peeing on the carpet) will cause giggles, <br> and kids will enjoy being in on the duck's deception. The lively illustrations, rendered<br> in marker and colored pencil, have a casual but controlled line, and the clear<br> compositions and expressive figures make the action easy to follow. The mostly<br> accessible vocabulary and brevity of the text will put this within reach of many<br> primary grade readers and the comic-like format may appeal to reluctant readers.<br> This would be a "quacker-jack" addition to a duck- or fox-themed storytime, or<br> an interesting title to contrast with Beatrix Potter's lengthier The Tale of Jemima<br> Puddle-Duck. JH-- "Bulletin"<br><br>K-Gr 2-If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...but wait, this white-feathered yellow-billed bird is barking like a dog, slobbering like a dog, chewing up socks like a dog. What gives? That's what Fox wants to know after he inadvertently grabs a duck out of the henhouse intent on enjoying a chicken dinner. But maybe a duck will do? Clever duck manages to avoid the cookpot by declaring, "You are mistaken, sir. I am NOT a DUCK!" and adopting a variety of classic doggy behaviors such as wagging her tail and peeing on the carpet. Finally, Fox relents and takes the "dog" back to the farm where she belongs, only to find a surprise in the house that blows the lid off the whole ruse. The hilarious illustrations sketched with marker and colored pencil are designed like large comic book panels and have a real slapstick appeal that is perfectly suited to the comedic text. Kids will love being in on the joke, and the large word bubbles make reading easy even for beginners. Don't be outfoxed. Get quacking and buy this book.-- "School Library Journal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mike Twohy is a Geisel Honor Award-winning author and illustrator of several books for children, including <i>Poindexter Makes a</i> <i>Friend</i>, <i>Outfoxed</i> about which <i>The Horn Book</i> said, "story time audiences will howl with laughter," <i>Wake Up, Rupert!</i>, and <i>Mouse and Hippo</i>, which the <i>School Library Journal </i>called "a story time hit." He has been a longtime contributor of cartoons to <i>The New Yorker</i>. He lives with his wife, cats, and yellow Lab in Berkeley, California.
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