The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
This is a story about a duck and mouse who get swallowed by a wolf, and then decide to live in his belly.
A New York Times Best Seller
A New York Times Editors' Choice Selection
A New York Times Notable Book of 2017
A Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2017
An IndieBound Best Seller
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017
An IndieBound Top 10 Kids Next List Pick
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Booklist Editors' Choice Selection
A Shelf Awareness Best Picture Book of 2017
Barnes & Noble's Best of 2017
New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids 2017
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books 2017
An Amazon Best Kids’ Book of 2017
A Horn Book Fanfare Selection
A Southern Living's Best Children's Books of 2017
A Twenty By Jenny’s Best Books of 2017
★ “Delightfully entertaining, wholly original.”
— The Horn Book Magazine, Starred Review
★ "A rare treasure of a story."
— Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
★ "Spectacularly hysterical."
— Booklist, Starred Review
★ "Reminiscent of classic animal fables, with this winning team’s signature humor and charm, this is a first purchase for any picture book collection."
— School Library Journal, Starred Review
★ "Distinctly funny, imagination-stirring and lovely to look at."
— Shelf Awareness, Starred Review
★ “Funny."
— The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Starred Review
★ “Classic."
— Quill & Quire, Starred Review
"A model of storytelling."
— The Guardian
“Terrific.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“A darkly witty collaboration.”
— The New York Times
"Fantastic."
— Huffington Post
“First-rate.”
— Buffalo News
"Inventive."
— St. Louis Post Dispatch
“Hilarious.”
— Toronto Star
"Uproarious."
— The Irish Times
“Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen do it again.”
— Bookpage
"A howl."
— Kirkus Reviews
"Wickedly charming."
— The Columbian
"Delightful."
— School Library Connection
"I’m certainly not the first to say this, but Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are consistently putting out some of the most compelling picture books on the market."
— Roarbots
