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32 pp.
| Houghton |
March, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-395-91007-2$$15.00
(4)
K-3
A raccoon named Skunk and his losing bowling team decide to turn criminal and end up becoming pawns in a bank robbing scheme orchestrated by a clever goat and his partner, the "sheep lady." Skunk's narrative, accompanied by ink and watercolor illustrations of the nattily dressed cohorts, re-creates the feel of an old-time gangster movie, but the story is only mildly amusing.