Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang

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Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Dušan Petričić

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Poor Jacob Two-Two, only two plus two plus two years old and already a prisoner of The Hooded Fang. What had he done to deserve such terrible punishment? Why, the worst crime of all — insulting a grown-up. (From Tundra Books)

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Standing inside the gates of the children's prison, Jacob Two-Two stared up into the menacing face of the warden — the dreaded Hooded Fang.

"Remove this prisoner to the lowest, dampest dungeon,' growled the Hooded Fang, 'And put him on a diet of stale bread and water."

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Media Video | Archives : Mordecai Richler and son Jacob in 1976

Caption: It's a hit! It's a hit! Mordecai Richler reaches a new audience with his children's book, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang was written by Mordecai Richler and published by Knopf. The book was illustrated by Fritz Wegner.

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