Big, Scary Wolf (Hardcover)

by Harvey Stevenson (Author), Jane Feder (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2. Rose's night terror, composed of shifting shadows, swishing wind, and a dripping faucet, becomes a slavering wolf in the child's mind, and she rushes to her parents' room to escape it. Her dad accompanies her to investigate, suggesting that a wolf would probably much rather be outdoors under the stars than stuck in Rose's room. Together they think of many reasons why the animal would be unhappy inside, such as having to eat his vegetables before getting dessert, having to take a nap after lunch, and having to bathe after paw-painting. He wouldn't even want a bedtime story, preferring to slip out the window to find his friends, Rose decides. This logical, clever approach to calming the child's fears is aptly illustrated in nighttime shades of blue, purple, and green acrylics, with slashing brushstrokes and simple but expressive figures of a ponytailed girl and a definitely unhappy wolf. While many picture books deal with this topic, this one has a new twist.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews
``Rose couldn't sleep. She lay in bed with her eyes open''- -because the shadows are moving and a wolf seems to be lurking behind her toy box. Her terror sends her flying into her parents' room in an amusing spread. Papa's tactic to rid Rose of her fear is to suggest that the wolf would not want to be inside their house, and the two of them imagine several scenarios the wolf would not like: brushing its teeth, clipping its nails, beribboning its hair. Rose drifts off to sleep, convinced that the wolf would prefer to be ``playing outside with his friends, under the stars.'' With so many entries in the something's-in-my- room genre, it's hard to make the case for this one. Stevenson (Grandpa's House, 1994, etc.) uses a palette of green, purple, and blue to create a spooky atmosphere, which evaporates as soon as the wolf comes into the light, and rendering its scariness-- and its preference for staying in or out--moot. (Picture book. 3-6) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Clarion Books (August 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395742137
• ISBN-13: 978-0395742136
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,633,138 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Education is the key, October 16, 2000

By	Michelle Ingoglia "Animal Lovin' Fool" (Lincoln Park, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am not badmouthing this writer in the least, but he should be more eduacted if he were to write a children's book. No one imagines that what you tell a child when they are young, sticks with them. If they imagine wolves to be scary, fiersome creatures, they will always fear them. You must all understand that wolves are gentle, loving creatures and would have a less chance of hurting you than your own household dog would.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars another lie to the wolf, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

this book seems to be like so many other stories that we haved told our children that are completle lies. this book once again makes the wolf look like the bad guy. people should know that the wold does not and has never attacked humans. that we are the bad guys. we have to stop putting these fables into our childrens head. we need to show the children and adults how Great the wolf truly is