The Skunk
Illustrated by Patrick McDonnell
I thought it was funny that a skunk and I could be going in the same direction. But after a mile I realized I was being followed.
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2015
“Surprising and subversive in the best ways…”
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The New York Times
★
“Barnett’s pokerfaced narration gives off a deliciously Hitchockian air of high style and deep-seated dread…”
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Publishers Weekly
, Starred Review
★
“The pokerfaced approach to absurdity recalls practitioners of the style from Thurber to Yorinks…”
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The Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books
, Starred Review
★
“Clever visual motifs, sly storytelling, and tight pacing make this a picture book that will be enjoyed by both children and their grown-ups.”
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School Library Journal
, Starred Review
★
“McDonnell’s graceful and simple cartoonlike illustrations mitigate the notes of paranoia and obsession in Barnett’s deadpan text.”
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The Horn Book
, Starred Review
“Training wheels for Samuel Beckett.”
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Kirkus Reviews
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