The wolf is hungry, it is well known, and there are many stories where one of its prey, by cunning, tries to escape its sharp canines. In The carrot, the bully and the ugly, by Olivier Chéné, it is a rabbit that is the target of the wolf’s empty stomach. However, the leporidae, a shrewd rhetorician, seeks to distract the predator from his objectives with an argument as creative as it is funny: “Don’t worry, I have what you need: carrot toothpaste. Brush your teeth morning and night, and your problem will be fixed. Any rabbit will be delighted to be tasted. We will even line up to get a taste! »In a very theatrical setting, the verbal jousting of the protagonists leads to a logic as absurd as it is funny. The multiple points of view of the illustrations, otherwise magnificent, energize a scene where we find ourselves embracing in turn the desperate schemes of the rabbit and the endearing stupidity of the wolf. In this duel, the carrots are never cooked.
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