One Mean Ant
(Hardback)
Available Formats
Hardback
Published: 7th October 2020
Hardback
Published: 6th October 2021
Hardback
Published: 1st February 2020
Publishing Details
One Mean Ant
By (Author) Arthur Yorinks
Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st February 2020
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Physical Properties
Hardback
48
Width 195mm, Height 267mm, Spine 11mm
386g
Description
An astonishingly disagreeable ant meets his match in this pitch-perfect picture book comedy from Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier.
Was there ever an ant as mean as this mean ant Not likely. This ant is so mean that leaves fall off trees when he walks by. This ant is so mean that grapes shrivel when he looks at them. But when this mean ant finds himself lost in the desert and meets a fly that defies explanation . . . well, nothing is the same again. With this first in a planned trilogy, celebrated picture book creators Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier team up for a hilariously slapstick tale that will make a raucous read-aloud for any storytime.
Reviews
Readers will delight in the silly antics and wacky wordplay of these unlikely companions just as much as they'll enjoy the conversational, tall-tale voice adopted by the narrator. A zany, hilarious first in a planned trilogy.
Kirkus Reviews
Theres little physical action; instead, the energy comes from Yorinkss hotheaded dialogue (Buzz off!) and Ruzziers expressive characters and backgrounds. Though the even-tempered fly shows signs of being able to break through the ants hostile defenses, redemption is fleeting for the vaudevillian pair. And a surprise ending brings the proceedings to a sudden close that may prove a bit of a shock for those who have gotten into the lengthy storys rhythm.
Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Arthur Yorinks is a playwright, director, and author of more than thirty-five picture books for children, including the Caldecott Medalwinning Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski. His most recent picture book is Presto and Zesto in Limboland, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Arthur Yorinks lives in Cambridge, New York.
Sergio Ruzzier is the author-illustrator of numerous books for children, including Fish and Wave, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book; Amandina; A Letter for Leo;and The Room of Wonders,which won a Parents Choice Gold Award. He lives in Italy.
