{"id":33234,"date":"2017-08-11T21:27:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T01:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33234"},"modified":"2017-08-11T21:27:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T01:27:51","slug":"review-of-little-wolfs-first-howling-by-laura-mcgee-kvasnosky-and-kate-harvey-mcgee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33234","title":{"rendered":"Review of Little Wolf’s First Howling, by Laura McGee Kvasnosky and Kate Harvey McGee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Little Wolf\u2019s First Howling<\/em><\/p>\n

by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
\nand Kate Harvey McGee<\/p>\n

Candlewick Press, 2017. 28 pages.<\/p>\n

I just read this book in a storytime, along with three other picture books I personally like better \u2013 and this book was far and away the kids\u2019 favorite. I decided to review it after all!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Big Wolf demonstrates how it should be done.<\/p>\n

Little Wolf responds with things like:<\/p>\n

aaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
\ndibbity dobbity skibbity skobbity
\nskooo-wooooo-wooooooooooo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Big Wolf explains that Little Wolf was off to a good start, but his finish was not proper howling form. He demonstrates again.<\/p>\n

After Little Wolf\u2019s third attempt, Big Wolf can\u2019t resist \u2013 and jumps in with his own jazzy howling.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t be long before a child would learn all of Little Wolf\u2019s jazzy variations.<\/p>\n

The lovely pictures make it look like a serious book about wolves. Kids are delighted with the surprise twist.<\/p>\n

This book reminds me of Froodle<\/a><\/em>, but with wolves instead of birds, and some nice father-child interaction. I like that Big Wolf eventually is willing to be jazzy, too.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time. The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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