Combines read-aloud, lyrical text with lush, culturally inspired illustrations in the story of a plucky little boy who outsmarts a hungry snake. A first picture book. 35,000 first printing.
Gobbled by a snake, a crafty boy finds a find a way out of his predictament by encouraging the snake to eat an increasing number of animals.
One Day in the leaves of the eucalyptus tree hung a scare in the air where no eye could see, when along skipped a boy with a whirly-twirly toy, to the shade of the eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree.
Join a shifty serpent, a clever little boy, and a disappearing cast of animals in a cumulative tale that will have children captivated.
Daniel Bernstrom's original folktale combines the delightful feel of Kipling, the musicality ofPeter and the Wolf, and the fun and delight of Simms Taback, while Brendan Wenzel's sumptuous palette brings together a world of color, movement, and character that is rarely seen.
