Egg Marks The Spot | A Skunk and Badger Story

“X Marks the Spot!”

Buried in the heart of every animal is a secret treasure. For rock scientist Badger, it’s the Spider Eye Agate he found as a cub, stolen years ago by his crafty cousin, Fisher. For Badger’s roommate, Skunk, the treasure is Sundays with the New Yak Times Book Review. When an old acquaintance, Mr. G. Hedgehog, announces his plan to come for the Book Review as soon as it thumps on the doorstep, Skunk decides an adventure will solve Badger’s problems as well as his own. Surprisingly, Badger agrees. Together they set off on an agate-finding expedition at Badger’s favorite spot on Endless Lake.

But all is not as it seems at Campsite #5. Fisher appears unexpectedly. Then a chicken arrives who seems intent on staying. Something is up!

Indeed! Secrets, betrayals, lies . . . and a luminous, late Jurassic prize.

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The knocking sounded on the attic door, the door of Badger’s new rock room.

It was his roommate, Skunk. Badger would ignore it. He will go away, he thought. Important Rock Work—focus, focus, focus. Badger gritted his teeth and leaned forward on his rock stool. He adjusted his special work light and lifted the unidentified object on his rock table.

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Praise for Skunk and Badger

A BEST BOOK OF 2020: People ★ Kirkus Reviews ★ Booklist ★ School Library Journal ★ Publishers Weekly ★ Shelf Awareness for Readers ★ The New York Public Library ★ The Chicago Public Library ★ The Evanston Public Library

"A splendid entry in the odd-couple genre. Exceptionally sweet." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"It’s a treasure of a book that promises future misadventures from your new favorite oddcouple." —Booklist, starred review

"Art by Caldecott Medalist Klassen offers Wind in the Willows wistfulness. Gleeful, onomatopoeic prose by Newbery Honoree Timberlake, meanwhile, keeps readers engaged through laugh-out-loud repetition."

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Phil Timberlake

Amy Timberlake's work has received a Newbery Honor, an Edgar Award, a Golden Kite Award, and the China Times Best Book Award. She grew up in Hudson, Wisconsin, but now calls Chicago home. She is a proud alumna of Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in history, and holds an MA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Illinois. You can find her walking on Chicago’s Lakefront Trail on cool, crisp fall days.

Jon Klassen is a Canadian-born author-illustrator. He has written and illustrated three picture books of his own (I Want My Hat Back, This Is Not My Hat, and We Found a Hat) and illustrated many other authors’ texts, including Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, The Dark by Lemony Snicket, and Pax by Sara Pennypacker. His books have won a Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors, as well as other international awards. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

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