Episode 626: Nick McDonell - The Council of Animals
From national bestselling author Nick McDonell, The Council of Animals is a captivating fable for humans of all ages\u2014dreamers and cynics alike\u2014who believe (if nothing else) in the power of timeless storytelling.
\u201c\u2018Now,\u2019 continued the cat, \u2018there is nothing more difficult than changing an animal\u2019s mind. But I will say, in case I can change yours: humans are more useful to us outside our bellies than in.\u2019\u201d
Perhaps.
After The Calamity, the animals thought the humans had managed to do themselves in. But, it turns out, a few are cowering in makeshift villages. So the animals\u2014among them a cat, a dog, a crow, a baboon, a horse, and a bear\u2014have convened to debate whether to help the last human stragglers . . . or to eat them.
Rest assured, there is a happy ending. Sort of.
Featuring illustrations by Steven Tabbutt