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Mr Badger and Mrs Fox 2: A Hubbub

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Mr Badger and Mrs Fox 2: A Hubbub

Contributors:

By (Author) Brigitte Luciani
Illustrated by Eve Tharlet

ISBN:

9780761356264

Publisher:

Lerner Publishing Group

Imprint:

Graphic Universe

Publication Date:

1st August 2010

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

741.5944

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

32

Dimensions:

Width 221mm, Height 275mm

Weight:

340g

Description

One month after moving in together, the badger and fox kids are still squabbling-or are they Ginger's new brothers are teaching her how to argue like siblings properly should, and together they make a playhouse in a hollow tree. Ginger grumbles about Mr. Badger's strict house rules-that's not how they used to do things back at the Fox home. And Ginger's new little badger sister is getting much too much of Mrs. Fox's attention. Meanwhile, M( Fox pays a brief visit and helps the kids evict kittens who have invaded the secret hideaway. Ginger wants to travel with her dad, but he has already left the forest, so she sneaks to the hideaway, where the mean kittens bully her. Baby Badger helps the rest of the family find her, and this time, Mr. Badger is there to help fix what the kittens broke. In the end the family
comes together, as every member begins to find his or her place.

Reviews

"In this sequel to The Meeting (Lerner, 2010), in which Mr. Badger and Mrs. Fox met and blended their families, Ginger Fox is having some trouble adjusting to her new life, which includes two badger stepbrothers. In the end she realizes that having a bigger family can only bring more rewards and is happy with her situation. Luciani uses animal characters to bring to life the feelings and frustrations that can develop when children are faced with family changes. The pros and cons that Ginger experiences suggest a realistic view of modern families instead of an idealistic 'Happily ever after.' The watercolor illustrations help set the mood and provide a great deal of depth to each panel. Each strip depicts Ginger's feelings and makes the text come alive. A good choice for the youngest graphic-novel fans." --School Library Journal

--Journal

"It's exactly a year after the mixed woodland cohabitation celebrated in The Meeting (2010), and temperamental Ginger Fox has settled in nicely with her three new badger half-sibs--explaining after an exchange of insults ('Fly doody!' 'Skunk fart!') that arguing with friends is OK, but 'you can argue much better with a brother. It's natural!' Ginger's equanimity is upset, however, first when her roving birth father pays a visit that reminds her how much parental attention she got when she was an only child, and then when two cats from town take over the tree-trunk clubhouse she and the badgers have fixed up. Despite an overt socialization agenda ('I have so many parents!' Ginger exclaims at the end), there are some amusing twists here--'Every fight you avoid is one you win, ' homilizes Ginger's strict and orderly badger dad, just before helping the young folk set up a paint trap to drive off the feline interlopers--and Tharlet's delicately detailed panels never look crowded despite plenty of speech balloons. Above-average fare for younger graphic-fiction fans." --Kirkus Reviews

--Journal

Author Bio

Brigitte Luciani received a masters degree in literature and worked in journalism, editing, and photo research before moving to France, where she began writing books for kids and adults.

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