cover image THE TALE OF THE SWAMP RAT

THE TALE OF THE SWAMP RAT

Carter Crocker, Carrie A. Snyder, . . Puffin, $6.99 (176pp) ISBN 978-0-14-240314-3

"In this debut novel, populated with a cast of charming creatures, the stage may be relatively small—the Great Swamp in an unnamed location in America—but Crocker paints it with deeply developed mythologies and folklore," according to PW . Ages 8-up. (Mar.)