The Five Wolves
$50.00
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2026
Summary
Across oceans, through fields, and down tunnels, five daring wolves traverse the planet in search of wonders to draw and paint. All the while, a disembodied narrator spins the tale of their absurdist adventure and asks big questions. What is art? And who does it belong to?
Part epic picture book, part graphic novel, The Five Wolves defies genres. With intricate ink work and meticulous hand-lettering, Peter McCarty has crafted an exquisitely illustrated epic poem. The Five Wolves is an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250170620 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250170621 |
| Author: | Peter McCarty |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | First Second |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 265mm x 213mm |
| Audience Age: | 9 |
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Critics Review
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
“A wonderland of visual stimulation and philosophical rumination.” –Kirkus, starred review
“Increasingly dreamlike sequences culminate in a compelling examination of life, art, and the fantastical oddities inherent in both.” –Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
“Striking and provocative… This utterly original book respects its readers, asking them to display patience, have comfort with ambiguity and rereading, and exercise the ability to construct meaning.” –Kirkus, starred review
“With echoes of Sendak, Selznick, Shaun Tan, even Monty Python, this gloriously absurdist tale is still unmistakably McCarty’s own.” –Kirkus, starred review
Peter McCarty
Peter McCarty is the author and illustrator of Little Bunny on the Move, Moon Plane, Jeremy Draws a Monster, and Hondo and Fabian, for which he won a Caldecott Honor. He lives with his wife in Upstate New York.
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