by William Steig · Blackie Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9788417059569
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When you have everything, it's hard to survive with nothing. Abel is a very lucky little mouse: he lives in a civilized environment with all the comforts, and he is happy with his beloved Amanda. One day, a huge storm surprises them while they are on a picnic. A hurricane wind carries him away and drags him to an unknown place. A remote island. A giant place full of dangers where he will have to build boats, cross rivers, climb trees and look for food to survive. This is how he discovers birch bark and dandelion stems, his new favorite foods. Abel is far from the world he knows, in a hostile place, where he has to survive alone, and only dreams of returning home next to his Amanda. But this rodent Robinson Crusoe will soon discover the wonderful secrets of the island, and of life. An exciting, poetic and tremendously fun journey. One of the masterpieces of universal children's literature.
William Steig was an American cartoonist, illustrator, and children's book author best known for his picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name. Steig was a prolific contributor of both cartoons and cover illustrations for The New Yorker magazine, and he developed a style of less humorous line drawings that became common on greeting cards as well as in his several published collections.
