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Caldecott상과 Newbery상 수상작가인 토미 드파올라의 아름다운 그림책입니다.

영리한 토끼가 농부와 멍청한 코요테를 재치있게 따돌리는 내용입니다. 고추를 훔쳐먹다가 농부에게 잡힌 토끼는 자루 속에 갇혀서 토끼탕이 될 신세가 되었습니다. 그 때 어디선가 나타난 코요테를 보고는 자기는 조금 있다 농부의 예쁜 딸과 결혼식을 올릴 거라고 거짓말을 합니다. 코요테는 토끼 대신 자기가 자루 속에 들어갔다가 토끼 대신 펄펄 끓는 솥에 던져졌지요. 화가 난 코요테는 토끼를 잡기 위해 쫓아 다니지만 번번히 토끼에게 골탕을 먹고... 마지막에 토끼는 달로 도망가고, 그 때부터 코요테는 달만 나타나면 달을 보고 우~~~ 짓는다고 하는군요.

문장은 유머러스하며, 각 페이지에 있는 원색의 아름다운 그림은 프레임으로 예쁘게 장식되어 있어서 어린 독자의 눈을 사로잡는 책입니다.






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Paperback: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0698116305
ISBN-13: 9780698116306
책 크기: 21.5cm x 25.4cm



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Book Description
Poor Coyote! How'd he get bonked by a rock-hard fruit underneath the jicara tree? Who tricked him into whacking a wasps' nest with a stick? And why is he always howling at the moon? Because of Rabbit, that's why! A Mexican trickster tale in which wily Rabbit outwits Coyote several times before escaping him permanently by climbing to the moon--which explains why Coyote is wont to howl at it. A book that's sure to appeal. -- Kirkus Reviews, pointer review This zesty collaboration is sure to be popular with some of dePaola's finest and most innovative art. -- Booklist, starred review An engaging retelling.Familiar and funny, yet different and distinctive.


From Booklist
Foolish Coyote is deceived again and again by trickster Rabbit in this humorous tale, rooted in the folklore of Oaxaca, Mexico. Rabbit is stuck fast to a wax image a farmer has placed in his field to punish Rabbit for stealing his chiles. Despite that, the wily trickster manages to dupe Coyote into taking his place in the stew pot. Coyote barely escapes, and in his angry pursuit of Rabbit, he is continuously outwitted. In one episode, he is tricked into drinking a lake full of water to reach the "cheese" Rabbit wants to share with him; the "cheese" is actually the full moon's reflection. In a pourquoi-style ending, Coyote is left howling at the real moon on which Rabbit has taken refuge. DePaola's vivid, spicy palette of gold, red, and turquoise tones and his use of folk-art borders evoke the desert setting and complement the broad humor of Johnston's text. A glossary of the Spanish phrases that pepper the illustrations is appended. The story blends many familiar folklore motifs, and the rabbit trickster brings to mind the antics of Brer Rabbit. An author's note indicates the source of the tale as a Spanish-language version by painter Francisco Toledo; a similar version of the tale in John Bierhorst's Monkey's Haircut (1986) cites older Mayan sources. A zesty collaboration.