商品簡介
Every raccoon knows it’s wrong to steal people’s leftovers, but Muddy can’t help himself.
Muddy the raccoon loves leftovers--and he likes to eat them on plates. “Our son’s a picky eater,” his parents say.
When Muddy gets caught, the oldest, wisest raccoon insists he make amends. But when all 27 raccoons enter the restaurant to return Muddy’s stolen plates, what happens next is not what anyone expects.
Mischievous Muddy will steal your heart!
Praise for The Camel in the Sun (Griffin Ondaatje’s and Linda Wolfsgruber)
"A tender story, eloquently rendered."— Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"A lesson in empathy—for animals but also in general—delivered at a pace as stately as a camel’s." —Kirkus Reviews
"This will appeal to many ages, both as a peek into another culture and as an engaging story about a creature that finally gets the empathy it deserves."—Booklist
作者簡介
Griffin Ondaatje was born in Kingston, Canada. He is the author of The Mosquito Brothers, and The Camel in the Sun, illustrated by Linda Wolfsgruber, which was selected for the Austria Children’s Book Prize and shortlisted for the Middle East Book Award. He also edited The Monkey King and Other Stories, a collection of South Asian stories, folktales and legends, and directed Complete Unknown, a documentary film about Bob Dylan. His books have been translated into German, Korean, Arabic, Italian and Swedish. He has three children and lives in Cambridge with his family.
Linda Wolfsgruber was born in the town of Bruneck, Italy. She works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer in Italy, and is the author of I Am NOT Little Red Riding Hood and The Camel in the Sun. Shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018, she also won the Golden Apple of Bratislava.
