The Highway Rat

by Julia Donaldson

Other authorsAxel Scheffler (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2013

Call number

E D

Publication

Arthur A. Levine Books (2013), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

A very bad rat rides his horse along the highway stealing travelers' food, from a rabbit's clover to a spider's flies, until clever Duck introduces him to her "sister."

User reviews

LibraryThing member SJoachim
The Highway Rat robs all of the animals traveling the road of their food. They become thin and he becomes fat, until one day a smart little duck tricks him. The rat then gets a job at the cake shop and the animals can keep their food.

Awards

Buckaroo Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
British Book Award (Shortlist — Children's Book — 2011)

Pages

32

ISBN

0545477581 / 9780545477581
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