Michael Bedard je známy svojím prenikavým pohľadom na ľudskú povahu a zložitosť sveta, ktorý často skúma prostredníctvom magických a nadprirodzených prvkov. Jeho písanie sa vyznačuje bohatým, obrazným jazykom a schopnosťou vytvárať atmosférické a pôsobivé rozprávania. Autor sa často zameriava na témy identity, umenia a hľadania pravdy, pričom do svojich diel vplietajú odkazy na poéziu a literárnu históriu. Jeho diela nabádajú čitateľov k zamysleniu nad hranicami reality a sveta fantázie.
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.