Roommates Skunk and Badger head out on a rock-finding expeditionthat becomes much more dangerous than they ever expected! This isthe second book of a series that has been compared to Wallace andGromit and Winnie the Pooh. Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlakehas created an instant classic with illustrations by Caldecott MedalistJon Klassen.
The reluctant odd couple from the highly-acclaimed Skunk
and Badger are back in this heartfelt, funny adventure!
Buried in the heart of every animal is a
secret treasure.
Badger's is the Spider Eye Agate, stolen years ago by his crafty
and treasure-trade-dealing cousin, Fisher. Skunk's is Sundays with
the
New Yak Times Book Review.
When Mr. G. Hedgehog threatens to take the
Book Review as
soon as it thumps on the doorstep, Skunk decides
an adventure
('X Marks the Spot!') will solve both their problems. Badger
agrees, and together they set off for his favorite campsite on Endless
Lake.
But all is not as it seems at Campsite #5. Harrumphs
in the night. Unexpected friends.
Then Fisher appears,
and Badger knows something is up. Something involving secrets,
betrayals, and lies!
And a luminous, late-Jurassic prize.
- Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen and Newbery Honor author
Amy Timberlake take readers on a second adventure in
the new series reviewers have called an instant classic.
- It's Wallace and Grommit meets Winnie the Pooh,
the ideal read for fans of Frog and Toad and Wind
in the Willows.
- The jacketed hardback includes full-colour plates and additional
black-and-white illustrations.
