  | Rock paper incisors (Skunk And Badger) Author: Timberlake, Amy | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
Badger has a very important article about rocks to finish--but two mischievous young rats and the looming specter of hibernation keep getting in the way!
| Illustrator: | Klassen, Jon |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/15/25)
Booklist (08/01/25)
The Hornbook (00/11/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 08/01/2025 Readers may recall the unfortunate incident in Egg Marks the Spot (2021), which saw a newly hatched dinosaur slurp up a construction rat, who was a member of Rat Guild 73 and the mother of now-orphaned Zephyr and Zero. In this book, Skunk and Badger, feeling responsible, take in the “pocket-sized” youngsters only to discover that rat-raising is not as simple as they expected. The first two weeks go smoothly, but then growth spurts, tool use, spontaneity, and nocturnal antics start injecting chaos into the pair’s well-ordered life. As Badger scrambles to meet a fast-approaching deadline for his Rock Hound Weekly article and Skunk despairs over the state of his kitchen, help arrives in the form of Augusta and her fellow chickens. Timberlake’s character work shines as a variety of creatures pops in and out of the story and Skunk and Badger are pushed to their limits. Kids besting adults is always funny, and Zephyr and Zero do it better than most. Sweetness underscores all, as the community rallies around their care and Badger discovers he might love something more than rocks. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
