THE WOLF written by

MAC BARNETT
THE DUCK & illustrated by
THE MOUSE JON KLASSEN

This funny, original tale from the unparalleled

team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen is about
a mouse and a duck who get swallowed by a
wolf and decide to live in his belly.

Use The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse in

your classroom to explore pourquoi stories
and fractured fairy tales.

HC: 978-0-7636-7754-1
 TEACHER TIPS
THE WOLF, THE DUCK
& THE MOUSE
After reading the book together, discuss the idea of being afraid of something and
then having it happen. Ask students whether they have ever experienced this and
whether it was as bad as they had imagined it would be.

A pourquoi story explains why something is the way it is. What does this story
explain? Make a class list of other such stories, then have your students write their
own pourquoi tales.

Ask your students if they can think of another fairy tale or folk tale in which a wolf
appears. How about a duck? A mouse? A hunter?

The wolf was helped by the mouse and

the duck. Have students consider the
wolfs point of view and write down what
they imagine he thinks of their final
arrangement.
Illustrations 2017 by Jon Klassen