Little Wolf’s First Howling
by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
and Kate Harvey McGee
Candlewick Press, 2017. 28 pages.
I just read this book in a storytime, along with three other picture books I personally like better – and this book was far and away the kids’ favorite. I decided to review it after all!
Little Wolf is going with his father Big Wolf up to the top of the hill to howl the full moon up to the top of the sky.
Big Wolf demonstrates how it should be done.
Little Wolf responds with things like:
aaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
dibbity dobbity skibbity skobbity
skooo-wooooo-wooooooooooo
Big Wolf explains that Little Wolf was off to a good start, but his finish was not proper howling form. He demonstrates again.
After Little Wolf’s third attempt, Big Wolf can’t resist – and jumps in with his own jazzy howling.
The children at storytime simply loved demonstrating the proper way to howl with Big Wolf. I think it would be a whole lot of fun to take this book home. It wouldn’t be long before a child would learn all of Little Wolf’s jazzy variations.
The lovely pictures make it look like a serious book about wolves. Kids are delighted with the surprise twist.
This book reminds me of Froodle, but with wolves instead of birds, and some nice father-child interaction. I like that Big Wolf eventually is willing to be jazzy, too.
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