{"product_id":"skunk-and-badger-9781523524044","title":"Skunk and Badger","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of 2020: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople * Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal * Publishers Weekly * Shelf Awareness for Readers * \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Public Library * Chicago Public Library * Evanston Public Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis acclaimed and bestselling best book of the year is a delightful animal-odd-couple story by Newbery Honoree Amy Timberlake with pictures from Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one wants a skunk. They are unwelcome on front stoops. They should not linger in Important Rock Rooms. Skunks should never, \u003ci\u003eever \u003c\/i\u003ebe allowed to move in. But Skunk is Badger's new roommate, and there is nothing Badger can do about it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Skunk plows into Badger's life, everything Badger knows is upended. Tails are flipped. The wrong animal is sprayed. And why-oh-why are there so many chickens? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake spins the first tale in a series about two opposites who need to be friends. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author-illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen completes the book with his signature lushly textured art. This beautifully produced paperback edition contains both full-color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations. \u003ci\u003eSkunk and Badger \u003c\/i\u003eis a book you'll want to read, reread, and read out loud . . . again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSkunk and Badger return in: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEgg Marks the Spot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRock Paper Incisors\u003c\/i\u003e (Coming October 2025)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523524044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e509525 \/ Skunk and Badger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Timberlake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169541349557,"sku":"9781523524044","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c704c7fe-5549-4242-bba2-1f794be52647.jpg?v=1741703520","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/skunk-and-badger-9781523524044","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}