Michael Bedard crea narrativas que profundizan en las complejidades de la experiencia humana, a menudo infundiéndolas con un toque de magia y lo sobrenatural. Su prosa es rica y evocadora, construyendo mundos atmosféricos que atraen a los lectores a exploraciones profundas de la identidad y el arte. Con un agudo interés en poetas y la poesía, su obra frecuentemente se involucra con la historia literaria y el poder del lenguaje. La voz distintiva de Bedard invita a la contemplación sobre las líneas difusas entre la realidad y la imaginación.
A young girl who lives across the street from the reclusive Emily Dickinson gets her chance to meet the poet when her mother is invited to play the piano for Emily. The girl sneaks up to Emily's room and exchanges a small gift for an authentic poem, which is included in the book.
Day after day, brand new ducks roll off a giant assembly line operated by alligators at the Colossal Duck Factory. They are loaded into trucks and taken to Ducktown, where they are fattened up in preparation for their final destination-into the stomachs of alligators. Everything proceeds smoothly, until the day one of the alligators decides to take a wayward duck home. Over time, the alligator grows fond of his future dinner. Can a duck and an alligator really be friends in an alligator-eat-duck world? Find out in this charming and humorous friendship story.