Author/Illustrator: John Rocco
Genre: Traditional Literature
Awards: N/A
Grade level: PK-2
This book is the classic fable retold with funny twists. A hungry wolf with nothing to eat hears a young shepherd boy crying "Wolf! Wolf!" This wolf is a little different than that of the traditional tale in that he is a vegetarian. When the young boy begins calling the wolf, he thinks he is inviting him over for some food. The wolf talks the boy into giving him a goat that has been eating from his garden, but in the end he spares the goat. He cannot compare one goat to the many happy meals of vegetables that he will eat in the future.
The story is beautifully illustrated. The pages are each bordered, yet the illustrations are full-page and run over onto the next page where the text is located. This causes the eye to travel onto the texts, which causes the reader to desire to turn the page and continue reading. The coloring of the illustrations give the story an Asian feel, which is the story's setting.
This book is a great read for children from preschool age to around second grade. This book can be used to introduce traditional literature, folktales, or fables. This book is fun and interesting because it is being told from the wolf's perspective.
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