This is a cute book written about a thief who finds a bank with an uncrackable safe. He devises a plan. He trains a duck to use firecrackers to blow the safe's door. Of course, not everything goes as planned.

First of all, the drawings are amazing. They are brightly colored and use sharp focused colors that draw the eye. The pictures tell the story, which any good picture book should do, while also giving a sense that action is happening off the page too. Wonderfully illustrated!

The writing has almost a beatnik beat to it, using a lot of onomatopoeia to bring sounds to life. I think this book is written for in a difficult language though. Little kids wouldn't understand the vocabulary, and the older kids, who might, would be too old for picture books. My only concern would be who the target audience would be? Even if the parent read it to the child, the would have to explain almost all the words in the book to the child. And I don't think it would be a good learning tool necessary, because the words are beyond the child's grasp.

I enjoyed the book, but I am pretty sure middle age women are not the target audience. Still a good read for me though!

*I got a copy of this book from Netgalley and have given an honest review *

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