The Wolf Who Wanted to Change His Color

Le Loup #1

by Orianne Lallemand, Éléonore Thuillier (Illustrator)

The Wolf is in a very bad mood. This morning, he does not like his color anymore! He really wants to try another one, just to see what it's like to be like someone else. It seems to be a good idea, but how can he change his color? The Wolf will ask himself many questions about who he really is.

Orianne Lallemand is a lover of books and writing. She spends her time writing stories and conducting book workshops in schools and libraries. She is the creator of the Wolf and all his great adventures!

Eleonore Thuillier left her career in fashion to dedicate herself to illustrating books for children. She is the illustrator of numerous published titles.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, France, Fiction, Wolves, Storytime, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2009

Reviews

[Ugnė Lukošienė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Labai marga,linksma ir faina!!! 😍😍😍

[LW · Rating 4 out of 5]

Diventare ciò che si è ****

Il libro racconta di un lupo che una mattina si sveglia e guardandosi allo specchio non si piace, perché è nero ed il nero è un colore troppo triste... (vabbè , deve crescere... i grandi lo sanno tutti che il nero è un must have ! :D )
Il simpatico lupo prova a cambiare:
il lunedì si tinge di verde, ma sembra una rana !
il martedì si veste di rosso, ma sembra Babbo Natale e a lui non piace nemmeno il Natale;
il mercoledì si ricopre di petali di rosa e ...uuuuuh , assomiglia ad una principessa e così via ...
Ad un certo punto arriva a spennare un pavone e a vestirsi con le sue piume - aehm, metrosexual style - ma così agghindato sarebbe talmente bello che le lupacchiotte non gli darebbero pace (?!)
finchè alla fine ... (NO, non dico nulla!)

Una storia buffa e tenera che ci ricorda
che siamo sempre e comunque ciò che siamo
anche quando ci nascondiamo dietro a una maschera
anche quando vorremmo (o fingiamo di) essere altro

PS: dedicato dall'autrice
ai lupacchiotti che non si sentono belli e che invece lo sono,
,eccome!

[Joana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gostei.
Gostámos todos.

[Syntha Green · Rating 2 out of 5]

Could have been a cute story except for the pages where he gets roses and covers himself in petals and says Yuck now I look like a princess. Way to reinforce gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity. Heaven forbid a guy look like a princess.

[Paula Tocam · Rating 5 out of 5]

a mí me ha gustado porque te tienes que querer como eres

[Iris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect prentenboek om aan mijn Frans te werken onder begeleiding van mijn nieuwe prof français, mijn Franstalige buurmeisje van bijna vier.
Een grappig boek om samen te lezen. De heldere tekeningen dagen uit om nog meer uit het verhaal te halen en leverden heel wat gespreksstof op.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was just about to give up on this French original translated into English Series but this one wasn't bad at all! I love the art work, (textures and color is my thing!) and the colors thing was interesting. In the End, of course it is teaching to be happy the color you are !

[Aleksandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book for kids, with beautiful illustrations.

[Melann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lu à sa sortie, j'ai tout de suite adoré.
Loup est, de plus, très original dans son illustration.

[Inga Narijauskienė]

Labai keista knyga su labai keistom žinutėm...

1. Neaiški pagrindinė istorijos žinutė. Vilkas pradžioje NEnorėjo NEbūti vilku, jam tiesiog nepatiko juoda spalva. O gale jis nusprendžia "geriau jau liksiu vilkas". ???

2. Buvimas varle ir lape kažkodėl yra siaubas, buvimas kiaule reiškią buvimą purvinam ir smirdėti, Kalėdos yra nekenčiamas dalykas, būti princese yra išvis "Fui" (nes berniukui-vilkui niekaip negali patikti princesės ir rožinė spalva???)

3. Na, o scena su povu išvis "nurovė stogą"... Pacituosiu:
"Sekmadienį vilkas išėjo medžioti povo. Rado vieną ramiai snaudžiantį ir nupešė jo plunksnas. Pasidabinęs povo plunksnomis vilkas pasižiūrėjo į veidrodį ir sušuko: "O, šįkart tikrai gražus!" Deja, tą patį galvojo ir visos miško vilkės. Visą dieną jos be perstojo sukinėjosi aplink, murmėdamos vilkui į ausį: "O, vilke, tu tikras gražuolis!" Vargšas įvairiaspalvis vilkas visai nebeturėjo ramybės! "Ne, ne, tik ne tai!"
Ką iš šio epizodo turėtų "išsinešti" berniukai? Jeigu nori patikti mergaitėms, reikia tiesiog pasipuošti??? O ką turėtų "išsinešti" mergaitės???...

[sweet orange books · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book could have been a great way for kids to learn the different days of the week and some colors, but there were too many wrong messages in the books to even consider recommending it.

The day the wolf decides to wear pink, he looks at himself in the mirror and realizes with utter disgust that he looks like a princess. This is unacceptable! It is saying that looking like a women is ugly and horrible! Then, the next day, he covered himself in brown mud and hates looking all brown. Finally, he decides to hurt a peacock by removing all of his features to look handsome. And then something really weird happens... There are so many female wolves walking around him -because of how beautiful he has become- that he decides to finally accept his natural color.

What is even this book? So many toxic gender stereotypes and wrong ways to teach kids to love themselves the way they are.

Read and reviewed: 2018-10-23

[Lilya Fioretzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Wolf Who Wanted to Change His Color is an absolute delight — one of the true favorites in my classroom. The story is clever, funny, and full of heart, and the moral is beautifully delivered: being yourself is the best color of all. My young English learners adore this book and always react with excitement as the wolf tries on each new color.

I especially love the illustrations — vibrant, expressive, and full of charm. The artwork brings the wolf’s personality to life on every page and makes the book a joy to share aloud.

A wonderful picture book with a great message, stunning art, and endless classroom appeal. Truly excellent.

[Goshen PL Childrens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious! Wolf isn't happy with how he looks so he goes through almost all the colors trying to find his new color. All the story is funny but the illustrations with the peacock makes the book for me! Please pick this book up for any child who isn't happy with their looks and most definitely for learning colors.

[Kasumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó la idea inicial: al Lobo no gusta algo intrínseco a él. Puede tratar de disimularlo (y lo intenta) pero siempre será un lobo negro. Por eso me gustó que planteara que no está mal probar cosas nuevas (aunque en un segundo análisis el niño verá que estas pruebas no tienen su parte "mala") para acabar apreciando lo que eres y aceptarte y quererte tal y como eres.

[Julie · Rating 1 out of 5]

0 stars, I hated it. The author/illustrator pair chose to represent the color brown as mud that stinks and is itchy and as a color only flies and pigs could tolerate being. Books like this are harmful to diversity and representation. Even though it's meant to be just a silly book about learning to love your own color, it reinforces insidious misconceptions that being the color brown is ugly.

[Faith Tydings · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is perfect for my bilingual storytime. It is full of vibrant colors that we could talk about in Spanish and, along with other books, use repetition to enforce the color words. It was a cute story, too, with a nice moral at the end!

[Margarita Boutsiarakou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ένα ωραίο βιβλίο για να περάσουμε στο παιδί μας το μήνυμα της διαφορετικότητας και της αποδοχής της. Να του δώσουμε να καταλάβει ότι είναι εντάξει να μην είμαστε όλοι ίδιοι και δεν χρειάζεται να προσπαθήσουμε να μοιάζουμε με τους άλλους.

[Natalia Carolina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mis hijos son grandes lectores, tienen una gran biblioteca infantil y puedo decir con seguridad que este libro no aporta nada, es más, diría que este libro carece totalmente de valores, si quiere libros lindos para niños de 3,4 o 5 años, este no es el indicado, ni ninguno del lobo.

[Sourimak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un succès bien mérité pour cet album qui a fait connaître le loup. Quelle bouille il a ! Les petits y apprennent les couleurs, les jours de la semaine, les émotions et, la plus grande leçon de l'histoire, à s'accepter tel qu'on est !

[madziar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wilk uważa, że jego czarny kolor jest smutny. Próbuje się przekolorować, ale w każdym innym źle się czuje.

[Febe Raes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Het was zo grappig dat hij allemaal gekke kleuren had. Ik vond het het leukste als hij veelkleurig was met al de pauwenveren, en dat alle meisjeswolven verliefd op hem waren.

[Giota Spiliopoulou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ευχαριστο βιβλιο που κραταει αμειωτο το ενδιαφερον των παιδίων λογω της μικρης του εκτασης και της ωραιας εικονογράφησης

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une jolie manière de découvrir l'italien avec une jolie histoire de loup... et de tolérance aussi, autour de la différence et des couleurs.

[Željko Filipin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've thought dogs and wolves are color blind. 🤔

[Benedita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Achei que o lobo estava errado ao querer mudar de cor, porque ele é bonito com a cor que ele tem, o preto!

[معصومه توکلی · Rating 3 out of 5]

عنوان ترجمهٔ فارسی: آقاگرگه رنگ خودش را عوض می‌کند

[Kailash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ļoti smieklīgs stāsts.

[Emanuela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Priča je jako smiješna zbog toga što je se vuk bojijo u svakakve boje

[Tânia Augusto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Das coleções mais bonitas de histórias infantis cheias de lições incríveis.

[Tadas Supronas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Patiko, nes tokia teisinga istorija :-)