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Title details for Somewhere in the Bayou by Jarrett Pumphrey - Available

Somewhere in the Bayou

by Jarrett Pumphrey
Jerome Pumphrey
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When four swamp creatures looking to cross a river come upon a log that would allow for precisely that, they can't believe their luck. But a questionable tail adjacent to that log gives them second thoughts. Opossum believes it's a sneaky tail and that they must pass it quietly. Squirrel thinks it's a scary tail that can be cowed by intimidation. Rabbit decides it's a mean tail that deserves a taste of its own medicine. As the critters exhaust approaches one by one, Mouse, the smallest of the lot, observes their folly and adjusts accordingly. But is it the mouse or the tail that will defy expectations?

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  • Release date

    March 29, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781667067278
      • File size: 2871 KB
      • Duration: 00:05:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 17, 2022
      Told in comics-style panels alive with sound words and woodblock-style artwork that befits the story’s folktale feel, this tale by the Pumphrey brothers (The Old Boat) opens as a rabbit, an opossum, a squirrel, and a mouse look for a place to cross a bayou. Pale, milky colors evoke the trees’ cool shadows as the four animals pull up short at the sight of a fat, green tail next to a log in the water. The opossum is first to brave the threat. “There’s only one way past a sneaky tail,” it declares, and tiptoes across the log, which wobbles before a “SMACK” and “SPLASH” see
      the animal sinking into the drink. The rabbit and the squirrel have their own respective strategies for the “scary” and “mean” tail, resulting in two more splashes. Only the mouse’s curiosity and humility create a different outcome, drawing the owner of the tail to the surface. Underneath the humor, echoes of wisdom can be heard in this sinewy, laugh-out-loud picture book about the way arrogance can lead to disaster. Ages 6–8. Agent: Hannah Mann, Writers House.

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