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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf - David Almond, Dave McKean
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
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The imagination of three children takes on unexpected life in a creation tale from the dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean.The gods have created a world that is safe and calm and rather wonderful. They have built mountains, forests, and seas and filled the world with animals, people, and... show more
The imagination of three children takes on unexpected life in a creation tale from the dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean.The gods have created a world that is safe and calm and rather wonderful. They have built mountains, forests, and seas and filled the world with animals, people, and unnamed beasts. Now their days are fat with long naps in the clouds, mutual admiration, and tea and cake. But their world has gaps in it filled with emptiness, gaps that intrigue Harry, Sue, and little Ben until they begin to see what might fill them. One by one the children conjure, from twigs and leaves and stones, a mousy thing, a chirpy thing, and a twisty legless thing. But as the children’s ideas grow bolder, the power of their visions proves greater and more dangerous than they, or the gods, could ever have imagined. Is it possible to unmake what’s been made?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780763659127 (0763659126)
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
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All of that Nonsense
All of that Nonsense rated it
2.0
This was alright. Nothing was really resolved. There was creating done by the children and then uncreating when they realized their mistake . I wasn't a huge fan of the art work and I think some of the art was a little too scary for younger children, even though it is a short graphic novel.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it
4.0
Playing God can be dangerous. Ethereal and compelling.
A Rep Reading
A Rep Reading rated it
4.0 Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
A non-traditional creation tale with an interesting twist on creativity and a subtle message about spirituality. Read as an ARC in black & white. The final book will be in full color, which I imagine will have a significant effect on the power of the Dace McKean illustrations.
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