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Skunk on a string / written and illustrated by Thao Lam.
In this wordless picture book, a skunk finds himself tied to the string of a balloon and floats over and out of the city through unfamiliar landscapes.
Record details
- ISBN: 177147131X
- ISBN: 9781771471312
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.95 |
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| Subject: | Skunks > Juvenile fiction. Balloons > Juvenile fiction. Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Stories without words. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Lam | 31681020006888 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A skunk who is unable to escape a balloon that has been tied to his tail is shooed and swatted through a bustling parade, past the windowpanes of city apartments and through a construction zone before landing on top of a Ferris wheel and realizing that he is loving the aerial life. - Perseus Publishing
The highly anticipated wordless picture book from debut author and collage artist Thao Lam
"Wordless... colorful... hilarious."Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW
In Skunk on a String, we meet a skunk who has been tied to the tail of a balloon. Try as he might, the persistent critter canât get anyone to untie him. In this wordless story, he is shooed and swatted through a bustling parade, past the windowpanes of the cityâs apartment buildings with their diverse, busy inhabitants, then up to the construction cranes high above the city. He floats through the zoo, into traffic, under water, and eventually lands atop a Ferris wheel. When he finally unties himself, the skunk misses the aerial life â so he comes up with an inspired way to fly again.
Paper collage art in whimsical colors and patterns â polka dots, gingham, and florals âcreates a playful dynamic and brilliantly captures details of urban life, from the legs of a crowd to window boxes, spilled ice cream, and clothing flapping on clotheslines. This heartwarming, highly visual adventure takes a new vantage point on the ordinary and shows the skunk expanding his horizons, overcoming adversity, and, eventually, helping himself.
