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WHY?

A Timeless Story Told Without Words

by Nikolai Popov
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In this new edition of a wordless modern classic, a frog picks a beautiful flower. When a mouse sees him with it, his jealousy overcomes him, and he grabs it for himself. Then Frog’s friends chase the mouse away. But before the frogs can celebrate, a counter-attack from Mouse's friends surprises them—and the conflict soon escalates into a full-blown war. When the dust finally clears, all either side can ask is: Why? With an afterword by children’s literature expert Leonard S. Marcus, this seemingly simple book is an invaluable way to talk to young children about conflict and warfare.

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    October 26, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781662650840
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 1, 1996
      A strong anti-war message and lithe, incandescent artwork propel this affecting wordless picture book. As the curtain rises, a lone frog sits sniffing a posy in a verdant spot. His serenity is shattered with the arrival of an umbrella-wielding mouse who sets upon him and steals his flower. The frog's parents retaliate, ousting the mouse, and the conflict quickly escalates. The Russian artist's delicate, slightly misty watercolors, with their droll animal characters and tranquil palette, provide a vivid foil to the cautionary theme; the gun blasts and explosions are consequently all the more jarring. In the end, the opposing forces leave the pastoral setting blown to smithereens, the green meadow scorched and the sunshine obscured by the smoke of battle. Why, indeed? Even the youngest reader will quickly grasp the point of Popov's forceful allegory. Ages 5-8.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 3, 1998
      "A strong anti-war message and lithe, incandescent artwork propel this affecting wordless picture book," said PW of this "forceful allegory." Ages 5-8.

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