description: The Ant (Kid A) and the Grasshopper (Foxy G) are urban pals who shoot hoops and groove on the music Foxy G makes with his wings---until the weather turns and Kid A decides it's time to get ready for winter. Foxy G keeps making music---the music that Kid A dances to as he prepares for winter. When the snow comes, Foxy G's wings won't make music any more. Cold and hungry, he shows up at Kid A's warm and cozy house, but Kid A won't let him in. Here, where Aesop's grasshopper is defeated, Morrison's is more than a little defiant. Pascal Lemaitre's illustrations wittily capture the adventures of this laid-back pair of insects as their values make them part ways. The Morrisons' fresh re-telling of The Ant and the Grasshopper'' injects the tale with exhilarating vibrancy and a fascinating sense of ambiguity. In our versions, '' says Toni Morrison, the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings re-imagined: the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.''
language: English
title: Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?
titlecomplete: Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?
genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, African American, Female Authors, Picture Books, Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
ratings_count: 224
publisher: Scribner Book Company