The Chicken Thief

　　狐狸一早就鬼鬼祟祟在外頭徘迴，噢不，他把母雞偷走了！母雞的好朋友熊、兔子和公雞都很擔心，馬上展開救援作戰。狐狸抱著雞跑呀跑，三隻動物在後面追呀追，一路穿過森林，越過山嶺，橫跨大海只為了把母雞救回來。當他們好不容易追上狐狸，卻發現母雞一點不想被救回去？！

　　事情真的是我們想像的那樣嗎？童話裡的狐狸時常以反派現身，當看到母雞被綁架，自然而然想到事情不妙了，而這本幽默的繪本巧妙反轉既定印象，邀請讀者一起踏上這段精彩的追逐冒險，通往絕對驚喜的歡樂結局！

　　A beautiful wordless picture book. When a fox steals a chicken, her friends are determined to rescue her. Rooster, Bear and Rabbit negotiate forests, climb mountains and cross the sea to get her back. But it becomes perfectly clear that chicken and fox love each other, as chicken explains most eloquently-in a book entirely without words.

Review

　　"An unusual love story unfolds across visually captivating spreads, with the pictures perfectly capturing every detail of the high drama at the heart of this stunning, wordless story." -- The Guardian (UK)

　　"It’s like watching a very good short film, full of drama, jokes and unexpected twists." -- The Listener (NZ)

　　"Author and illustrator Beatrice Rodriguez invites young readers to explore friendships that cross the usual boundaries."
　　-- The Weekend Sun (NZ)

　　B atrice Rodriguez studied at the Arts D coratifs de Strasbourg and is a successful freelance illustrator.