Egg Marks the Spot

The reluctant odd couple from the highly-acclaimed Skunkand Badger are back in this heartfelt, funny adventure!Buried in the heart of every animal is a secret treasure.Badger's is the Spider Eye Agate, stolen years ago by his craftyand treasure-trade-dealing cousin, Fisher. Skunk's is Sundays withthe New Yak Times Book Review.When Mr. G. Hedgehog threatens to take the Book Review assoon as it thumps on the doorstep, Skunk decides an adventure('X Marks the Spot!') will solve both their problems. Badgeragrees, and together they set off for his favorite campsite on EndlessLake. But all is not as it seems at Campsite #5. Harrumphsin the night. Unexpected friends.Then Fisher appears,and Badger knows something is up. Something involving secrets,betrayals, and lies!And a luminous, late-Jurassic prize. Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen and Newbery Honor authorAmy Timberlake take readers on a second adventure inthe new series reviewers have called an instant classic.It's Wallace and Grommit meets Winnie the Pooh,the ideal read for fans of Frog and Toad and Windin the Willows.The jacketed hardback includes full-colour plates and additionalblack-and-white illustrations.