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Wolves
WOLVES What do wolves really like to eat? It isn't little girls in red hoods.
Rabbits shouldn't believe what they read in fairy tales, but this book has the facts. (This book follows the National Carroticulum.)
Rabbits shouldn't believe what they read in fairy tales, but this book has the facts. (This book follows the National Carroticulum.)
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
August 1st 2006
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
(first published August 1st 2005)
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Um. I'm not sure whether this little book is supposed to teach kids about wolves or scare the living daylights out of them. These are some pretty creepy wolves. If I'd read this as a kid I would still be sleeping with the lights on...
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Mommy's review from 11/13/11 -
I really like how this is packaged. Although I do have to say, when we first started reading I thought we wouldn't care for it too much. Neither of us like minimal text in a story so the first few pages here had us a little leery.
Honestly, what kept us going was curiosity and the illustrations. So, on we went and the packaging really started to appeal to both of us.
Julia thought it was hilarious that the bunny was reading about the wolves while walking home from th...more
I really like how this is packaged. Although I do have to say, when we first started reading I thought we wouldn't care for it too much. Neither of us like minimal text in a story so the first few pages here had us a little leery.
Honestly, what kept us going was curiosity and the illustrations. So, on we went and the packaging really started to appeal to both of us.
Julia thought it was hilarious that the bunny was reading about the wolves while walking home from th...more
First of all, I understand the humor in the story but I was very shocked to find out that at the end, the rabbit gets eaten! This is definitely a postmodern picturebook. It is ironic that the rabbit checks out a book about wolves from the library and becomes so involved in the book that he does not know he is walking up a wolf’s back, right onto his face. I enjoyed her illustrations of showing a book within a book. The viewer can see the images and words that the rabbit is reading while watching...more
My niece liked this book.
She can be so hard to figure out.
We've read a number of "darker" books. Generally, I find that the more comically they're illustrated and written, the more she'll enjoy them. The ones written in a more serious and realistic fashion tend to upset her and scare her.
So when she picked this one out at the library, I was dubious. Still, it's a short book, we could easily put it down.
Rabbit takes a book out at the library on wolves. He's so absorbed in the facts (which we read...more
She can be so hard to figure out.
We've read a number of "darker" books. Generally, I find that the more comically they're illustrated and written, the more she'll enjoy them. The ones written in a more serious and realistic fashion tend to upset her and scare her.
So when she picked this one out at the library, I was dubious. Still, it's a short book, we could easily put it down.
Rabbit takes a book out at the library on wolves. He's so absorbed in the facts (which we read...more
Most people don’t think of the library as a dangerous place, but in Wolves, Emily Gravett shows that you can never tell what lurks within the pages of a book. Uncluttered pages illustrate an unwary rabbit who is so absorbed in his new library book, a nonfiction book about wolves, he absentmindedly walks into some real trouble. Those readers needing reassurance can take comfort in the author’s promise that “no rabbits were eaten in the making of this book”.
Wolves is really a “sophisticated” pict...more
Wolves is really a “sophisticated” pict...more
Unfortunately, I had a very strong negative reaction to this book. I wanted to like it for being interesting and engaging and... fun. I think it is supposed to be fun. We are supposed to chuckle and appreciate. Instead, I was saddened and angered.
Here is the story of a cute little rabbit who decides to read a book about wolves. As he reads through the pages, we turn the pages, and see him caught up in wolf fur (as we learn about wolf fur), surrounded by wolf legs and claws (when we learn about...more
Here is the story of a cute little rabbit who decides to read a book about wolves. As he reads through the pages, we turn the pages, and see him caught up in wolf fur (as we learn about wolf fur), surrounded by wolf legs and claws (when we learn about...more
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Winner of the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal, this is the story of a bunny who visits the library and checks out a book about...Wolves. He learns many interesting facts about wolves, such as how many there are in a wolf pack, where they can survive, how many teeth they have and what they like to eat. This is a book within a book. The illustrations are wonderful. It's as if the reader is reading the book along with the rabbit. The rabbit is walking with his nose buried in the book oblivious to his sur...more
A book within a book Wolves see's Rabbit get a book from the library about wolves which gets all too real when the rabbit meets a tragic end (Unless you follow the alternative ending, then not so tragic).
This is a brave and inventive book. The mixed media approach and scrapbook style layout of the illustrations makes it highly stylised, and I worry a little that the layout of the book is aimed at an older audience than the story, which itself contains some subtle and sly humour. That said it is...more
This is a brave and inventive book. The mixed media approach and scrapbook style layout of the illustrations makes it highly stylised, and I worry a little that the layout of the book is aimed at an older audience than the story, which itself contains some subtle and sly humour. That said it is...more
I bought this book as it had won the Kate Greenaway Medal and had also won the Nestle Children's Book Prize Bronze Award in 2005. Although I liked the story I was not as keen on the illustrations funnily enough but I feel the acclaim the book received dilutes any comments I have about it.
In the book the wolf is sketched and although the book has some mixed media pull outs I really found the illustration were lacking for me. I compare it to illustrations that I love such as Caroline Binch's illus...more
In the book the wolf is sketched and although the book has some mixed media pull outs I really found the illustration were lacking for me. I compare it to illustrations that I love such as Caroline Binch's illus...more
Oct 03, 2012
Diana Judd
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I thought this was a really fun and dark book. It is sort of two books at once because most of it is a rabbit reading the book, so the text is what the rabbit is reading, but the pictures are what is happening to and around the rabbit. This book is a little bit twisted for children, although it does provide an alternate ending for children that maybe don't like lovable and adorable furry creatures being eaten by wolves.The pictures are fun because they have this sort of primitive look, like sket...more
I had mixed feelings about the book Wolves by Emily Gravett. It was about a cute rabbit who went to West Bucks Public Burrowing Library and checked out the book Wolves. There was no dialogue between the characters. This was the type of book were the audience is reading a book within a book. The rabbit was so intrigued by the book he had not realized that he was actually apart of the book, because once it got to the end, the rabbit was eaten to pieces. But here's the twist the author made two end...more
Rabbit goes to the library to check out a book on wolves. Rabbit is reading facts about wolves out loud not knowing that an actual wolf is lurking behind him. Rabbit just continues to read facts until he comes across the facts on what wolves eat. They hunt large prey such as deer, bison, and moose. They also enjoy smaller mammals like beavers, voles and you guessed it....rabbits. To ease the reader's mind they create an alternate ending where rabbit and the wolf are friends.
I like the sensitivit...more
I like the sensitivit...more
Feb 22, 2012
Taylor Moore
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Cute! Written with minimal text, Emily Gravett does an awesome job of blending a fictional storybook with nonfictional facts about wolves. A rabbit is personified at the beginning of this story as reading a book. Each page then proceeds to give children interesting facts about wolves, such as how they live, survive, etc. The rabbit then finds out that wolves eat... rabbits! Then the author presents two endings to the book: one in which nothing happens to the rabbit and the other in which the rab...more
Wolves, by Emily Gravett, is a picture book published in 2005 and presented with a portrait layout. With that being said, every illustrations covers both pages, so although the book has a portrait orientation, it has more of a landscape feel to it. The story has an interesting dynamic to it, in that the reader is reading a book about a rabbit reading a book about wolves. Most of the text is placed within the book that the rabbit is reading. But, at times, it's hard to separate what the reader is...more
When Rabbit starts reading a book about wolves, he becomes so immersed in the text that he doesn't realize that he's being stalked by a wolf who grows larger and larger over the pages. The double-page spread showing a torn red book cover, one end chewed, and a scrap of paper bearing the word "rabbits" speaks volumes. The author cleverly provides an alternative ending for those who dislike violence with the wolf and rabbit sharing a snack. The multimedia illustrations contain several surprises, i...more
Dec 03, 2012
Nancy Mosqueda
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Wolves is one of those books in which every element bocomes elemental to the overall impact of the book. Although this book contains a moderate amount of words, the illustrations are discriptive and engaging, telling an extremely elaborate story in themselves which is then enforced by the choice of words and the style in which they are delivered to the reader. The small rabbitt, embarks on a journey to discover what a real wolf is like. Troughought his journey he finds many types of wolves, amon...more
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I love books that pull readers into the story and make them a part of it. In this book by Emily Gravett, Gravett engages both the reader and the main character, who is a rabbit, reading a book about Wolves. The style is similar to Lane Smith's, "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs." The art makes it a fun and captivating read. The ending is predictable, but the anticipation of what is to come makes it exciting for the readers. Did I say, predictsble? Well, there is an alternate ending that i...more
Rabbit wants to learn about other animals so he checked out a book on wolves. As he reads about wolves and walks about town, the wolf slowly starts coming out of the book and into rabbit's world, something not necessarily good for rabbit. This book was excellent! It was laugh out loud funny at the end and the characters were both exceptionally expressive. However, the ending might not be the best for young readers. The author points this out as well and gives an alternate ending, something that...more
Mar 20, 2012
Anna Keegan
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I really enjoyed Gravett's book! I found it to be really clever and a fun read. The illustrations were really descriptive and were a perfect compliment to the story. It is a cute story about a rabbit reading about wolves and what they eat and then suddenly getting eaten by a wolf. But the author provides an alternate ending where the rabbit shares a jam sandwich with the wolf instead ( for vegetarian readers). I was interested in the way that Gravett combined basic facts about wolves with an ent...more
Oh, silly rabbit! Didn't you know that wolves eat rabbits too? Rabbit goes to the libary one day and checks out a book about wolves. As he is walking home, he starts reading the book. However, being so absorbed into his book, he does not realize a wolf is stalking his every move. Poor rabbit! Can rabbit wisen up and escape before he gets eaten? A must read book for parents to read to their children. This book promotes one to be always aware of his or her own surroundings. For it is said, "It is...more
At first it seemed like the illustrations that are on the book are the same ones that the rabbit is seeing in the book. However through out the book it seems like the wolf is actually following the rabbit.The distance is what makes this happen.The point of view also changes from the rabbit to the wolf. At the beginning the rabbit is places on the right side of the page which makes it seem like he is going somewhere because he is leaving footprints behind. s the story progresses the wolf starts t...more
A very unique and humorous story. A rabbit checks a book out of the library about wolves. He reads it as he is walking along, oblivious to the fact that he is walking all over a wolf.
I read this several times with my kids and it got funnier each time. You definitely have to read it a couple of times to truly enjoy it.
Illustrations: I loved the artwork. Gravett uses a combination of hand drawn artwork and photography to create her illustrations, and the effect is perfect for the story. I love t...more
I read this several times with my kids and it got funnier each time. You definitely have to read it a couple of times to truly enjoy it.
Illustrations: I loved the artwork. Gravett uses a combination of hand drawn artwork and photography to create her illustrations, and the effect is perfect for the story. I love t...more
This book was read to a group of young pre-schoolers as a part of my outreach visit, introducing the library. I enjoyed how the kids understand the multitude of happenings at the same time (setting of the library, rabbit enjoying the book and story of the wolf). The illustrations are brilliant as the kids were describing the drawings of each page. All of the kids took turns pointing out a picture of the village. I’m even more grateful of the alternative endings (happily ever after vs. being eate...more
Wolves is a trendy and twisty picture book without much color. It has few words on each page, but each word is meaningful. In this book a rabbit goes to the library and checks out a book entitled Wolves. As the rabbit walks around and reads the book there is a wolf around him constantly which he does not notice until it is too late. Towards the end of the book the author adds a surprise ending. The ending of this book made me think what was the author’s agenda or purpose for writing this book. T...more
Rabbit gets a book and learns all about wolves. At first he finds things very interesting, but then he starts to find the information a little bit scary (particularly the part about what wolves like to eat). While Rabbit is reading, the illustrations seem to take on bits of the book and children will likely be hollering at Rabbit to "Watch out!" The author created 2 possible endings to the book, one where Wolf demonstrates Rabbit's greatest fear (there's nothing but a book with a bite mark left)...more
I'm torn. As an adult, I liked this book. I enjoyed the creative mixed-media illustrations, as well as the celebration of the power of books to transport a reader from everyday life. I also enjoyed the "alternate ending" which featured a vegetarian wolf who befriends the rabbit main character.
However, if you look at this book through a child's eyes, the overarching message is Wolves are scary. The popular conception of the "big bad wolf" has doomed wolves to slaughter for hundreds of years, and...more
However, if you look at this book through a child's eyes, the overarching message is Wolves are scary. The popular conception of the "big bad wolf" has doomed wolves to slaughter for hundreds of years, and...more
Illustrated by the author. Although I am 100% sure some people find this book HILARIOUS, I don't really like it at all. I acknowledge that a big part of this is that I was terrified of wolves as a child and that I know now that this is the sort of book that would have given me nightmares for a very long time. I do very much like the mixed media that the author used and really appreciate the concepts of the story, but it just isn't for me. I wouldn't use it at storytime just in case a child was "...more
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Emily has finished her final year of an illustration degree at Brighton University.
She lives in Brighton with her daughter.
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