Nicky and the Big, Bad Wolves (North-South Paperback) [Paperback]

V. Gorbachev (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: North-South Paperback

When Nicky the rabbit awakens from a nightmare, his mother is right there to cut his fears down to size. Valeri Gorbachev's adorable illustrations turn Nicky's scary night into a rollicking, reassuring bedtime book that is just right for restless sleepers. Full color.?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Scary dreams are the subject here?a common theme, but Gorbachev (So Much in Common) enlivens it with particularly droll illustrations. Nicky is a very small bunny with a very big imagination, as he proves when he awakens one night from a bad dream. His mother rushes in, and the four siblings with whom he shares his bed hang on his every word as he recounts his nightmare. Gorbachev does not spread Nicky's fright to readers?Nicky's dreams are relayed through a series of raffish pictures (e.g., a green-pajama-clad bunny alone in a small rowboat with a ship full of wolf-pirates bearing down on him; a bunny on foot, fleeing a gang of wolf-bikers in black leather). Mother Bunny is unimpressed ("A hundred wolves? Are you sure?"), and the air visibly leaks out of Nicky's fears ("Maybe it was fifty")?but not before he's managed to petrify his brothers and sisters. Whether depicting the wolves in their many diverting incarnations, or five bunnies in bed, eyes squeezed tightly shut, mouths wide open as they holler for their mother, Gorbachev wrings every last ounce of humor from the action. The busy lines of the pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations whisk across the pages, underscoring the lighthearted mood that hums beneath the surface of both text and artwork?even the wolves are more frolicsome than fierce. Invested with a fresh, friendly sensibility, this picture book will keep little ones coming back for more. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Gorbachev's nighttime tale, with its warm, Richard Scarrylike illustrations, has an undeniably familiar feel to it: The demons of the night are sent packing by a loving parent. Nicky, tucked in among his four rabbit siblings, has a nightmare: Wolves are after him. First he believes he dreamed of a hundred wolves, but gentle queries from his mother make him reconsider his numbers. ``A hundred wolves?'' said Mother. ``Are you sure?'' She soothes him, but as soon as she douses the light, the wolves are back, wholesale, for each and every little rabbit. Their chorus of ``Help!'' sends her outside with a broom, where she vanquishes the wolf pack permanently, then promptly hops into bed with her children. Sweet dreams, and welcome to the family bed. (Picture book. 4-7) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: North-South (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735813345
• ISBN-13: 978-0735813342
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,655,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 3 yr old boy's favorite book, March 21, 2002

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Douglas Krawczynski (Coppell, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nicky and the Big, Bad Wolves (Hardcover)

This book really captured the imagination of my son. Reading this book doesn't make him afraid of the book, it had just the opposite of effect. He is definitly not afraid of the big bad wolves anymore. He even has the first page of the book memorized already and insists on trying to read it himself. A must have book for the little ones in your life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read-aloud, November 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Nicky and the Big, Bad Wolves (Hardcover)

I have used this story with several classes who visit our library and they always love it. I think the kids can relate to being scared and having their Mom deal with their nighttime fears. The illustrations are charming and add a great deal to the story. Thumbs up!