Lupusorul cel bun

by Nadia Shireen

Ca să fii un lup adevărat, trebuie:
1. Să urli la lună.
2. Să sufli peste case și să le spulberi.
3. Să mănânci oameni.

A fost odată ca niciodată un lup pe nume Rolf – un lupușor bun, căruia îi plăcea să facă prăjituri și care întotdeauna se purta frumos cu prietenii lui. Dar se știe că, de fapt, lupii sunt mari și răi.
Va descoperi Rolf în el un lup mare și rău?

Află răspunsul în această extrem de amuzantă poveste de debut a autoarei și ilustratoarei Nadia Shireen.

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Nadia was always destined for a career in illustration—as a child, she would doodle on her exercise books, while as a student she would doodle on her law degree notes. Then, when working as a journalist in London for pop music bible Smash Hits, she would doodle all the time on anything. The good people at Smash Hits didn’t fire her for doodling furry animals - instead they let her leave early to go to evening classes in illustration.

This was followed by a MA at the prestigious Anglia Ruskin University. Drawing and writing for a living is very much Nadia’s dream come true and we expect great things from this promising new author and illustrator.

source: http://www.carolinesheldon.co.uk/illu...

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wolves are supposed to be bad, right? What big eyes you have kind of bad. But this good little wolf wants to break the mold and prove wolves can be sweet too.

This book has one of the greatest endings ever!!!!

And that’s all I’m saying. :)

Read this book. It will make your whole day!

[Leanne Lynch · Rating 2 out of 5]

‘Good Little Wolf’ by Nadia Shireen details the story of interactions between a good little wolf, and the stereotypical big bad wolf. Each wolf tries to convince the other to see the world through their eyes, and change the error of their ways. Good little wolf even invites big bad wolf for tea with grandma, and manages to convince him not to eat people anymore. However, big bad wolf is more cunning than we first thought, and gobbles up both grandma and good little wolf.

I enjoyed the links to other stories, namely Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, and think that these were cleverly referenced by the author. I also think the language in the book is appropriate yet at a level which would allow children to expand on vocabulary.

Upon reading the book for the first time, I was imagining all sorts of possible class discussions on good versus evil, the effects of stereotyping and how justice is always served. However, the ending of the book shocked me, which is perhaps the authors intention, and immediately put an end to all my lovely discussion ideas. I think the ending would make children giggle, as long as they were able to grasp the suggestion that the big bad wolf had eaten grandma and the good little wolf.

The illustrations in this book are visually appealing, and the events are quite humorous which would make it engaging for young children. I would consider using this book in my own classroom, with the outcome being an exercise which allows children to create an alternative ending. However I don’t feel the book delivers a clear enough message to be placed amongst some of the other valuable books which I have reviewed.

[— nova]

well... let’s just say I wasn’t really expecting that assumed ending.

[Rod Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

This riff on Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs starts as a cute and humorous little tweak on modernized fairy tales but takes a sudden turn into Grimm territory with a dark and shocking twist ending that will have you turning the last couple pages back and forth again and again, sure that what you see cannot be what really happened. But, yeah, she went there.

You might want to preview before reading to your particular tot.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 'Good Little Wolf' is a picture book story about a Little Wolf who enjoys doing good things. Whilst walking through a wood, 'Rolf' (The good little wolf) runs into the Big Bad wolf. The Big Bad Wolf provokes Rolf into trying to prove that he is a real wolf. Rolf, trying to prove he is a wolf, attempts to blow down the little pigs house and howl at the moon. Rolf doesn't succeed and ends up taking the Big Bad Wolf back to Mrs Boggin's house to try and show him the error of his ways.

This story is an interesting twist on the original story of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs. However, it does not have the usual happy ending of most other children's story books. What this book does very well however, is challenge the typical stereotypes of society. Because of this, this book can be used for any age range within the classroom environment. It can act as a catalyst for writing activities concerning stereotypes and children's attitudes towards them.

[Zahara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good little Wolf, a tale different to other tales about wolves, this story is about Rolf, a small, gentle wolf, lives with Mrs. Boggins, Rolf is told he is a good little wolf. soon Rolf crosses another wolf and is told he is no a real wolf because Rolf is not big or scary. Determined to prove he is a real wolf, Rolf agrees to complete tasks set by the Bad wolf but Rolf fails. Then the wolf sets a final task, will Rolf be able to complete this task and prove he is in fact a real wolf?

A delightful tale consisting of familiar characters from well known story books which can lead to lengthy discussions before the story begins. The illustrations are clear and colourful.

This story is suitable for children from KS1 onwards, it can be independently read as well as read as part of story time.

I particularly like he cliffhanger at the end which allow children to complete the story themselves. This book will be suitable for an English lesson and can help promote persuasive language.

[A J · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is about a non stereotypical wolf who helps gran and pigs with their everyday choirs until one day the wolf meets a bad wolf who informs him of how wolfs should behave. The story has a rather perplexing ending for a child's book that can easily be transformed into a intriguing discussion during a kS1 or 2 lesson.
The book is aimed at kS1 rather than 2 as the book is not very difficult to read with only a sentence or two per page. There are some good large illustrations on each page. The book plays on the normal ethos of a fairy tale drawing obvious motivation from other popular fairy tales but with a twist. I would be dubious about using this book for any child in a upper KS2 class as a reading book due to the simplicity of it, although you may find some that would want to read it.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book shows how the little wolf has broken the big bad wolf stereotype as he is lives with Grandma and is loved by many. This stereotype is highlight when he meets the big bad wolf who is shocked to why the wolf is so nice. So the little wolf tries to prove that not all wolves have to be big and mean and tries to make the big bad wolf into a good wolf, but does not go to plan as he eventually eats grandma.

I would advise this book to be used in a KS1 or Lower KS2 class as it uses the familiar character of the Big Bad Wolf and turns that on its head which would interest a younger class. The break of the stereotype in this book would be a good introduction to beginning writing and creating their own characters, trying to get children to think out of the box about their characters characteristics.

[Akua D · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good twist to the traditional story of the Big, Bad Wolf. The story is about a wolf called Rolf who does not live up to the stereotype of being a bad wolf as he didn’t eat people and blow houses down. He met a Big, Bad Wolf who challenged him to check if he was a real wolf and whether he can be a big bad wolf. Rolf was terrible and failed all the challenges! But when he was asked to eat his best friend, Mrs Boggins the wolf in him came out and he attacked the Big, Bad Wolf.

I found this book really funny and it has a great moral about being yourself and not living up to the stereotypes. This book is suitable for KS1 class to read and EYFS. It could be used in English when looking at alternative twists to traditional stories.

[Fiona Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic tale where a good little wolf attempts to challenge, the big bad wolf in attempt to encourage the big bad wolf to change his ways. The big bad wolf teases the good little wolf that he is not wolf like enough and needs to be more fierce. In the end the Bid bad wolf it appears the big bad wolf is convinced that he should change his wolf like ways... but not before eating the good little wolf. A fantastic twist on our traditional tales about big bad wolves. With potential links to art activities such as mask making and painting. This is a lovely read with humour and excitement for children aged 3- 9.

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ha! This was a great twisted fairy tale that I am sure children will enjoy! I did not see the ending coming at all and it just cracked me up laughing! Very funny tale!

[Romina Beltaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es una hija de puta, como va a escribir ese final la re puta madre

[tunmise ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was not expecting that ending tbh…

[Helen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

The good little wolf is lovely but he has to get nasty when the big bad wolf threatens grandma.

[Adele Last]

The Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen is a story about a young wolf that prefers to eat vegetables rather than grandmothers. After a discussion with his grandmother, the Good Little Wolf goes for a walk in the woods and he meets the Big Bad Wolf. The Big Bad Wolf attempts to teach the Good Little Wolf how to be a ‘proper’ wolf. He tells him he should blow houses down, eat grandmothers and howl at the moon. The Good Little Wolf tries to be ‘proper’ wolf but instead of howling the Good Little Wolf whistles and he couldn’t blow the little piggy’s house down. When the Big Bad Wolf tells the Good Little Wolf to eat his grandmother, the Good Little Wolf ties the Big Bad Wolf up in his grandmother’s pink wool and claims he’s already a proper wolf.
The Big Bad Wolf promises that he will stop eating people... tomorrow.
I particularly like this book; firstly because of the varying images included in the book. These illustrations form part of the story in instances when the text is not present. This allows the children to decide what happens in the story for themselves; this creates different possibilities. In addition, the story links to other tales such as the 3 Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood. This allows the reader to relate to the story, making it more accessible.
This story also has an ending that is open to interpretation from the reader. As the text is not present, the reader can decide what the picture illustrates. This leads to a possible sequence of lessons within a class for a writing lesson.
Within this sequence of the lessons, appropriate for Year 2 children and possibly younger children, the teacher could begin with reading the story to the class and making predictions as they go along. The second lesson could involve recapping the story and creating a story map in order for the children to consolidate their understanding of the story. The next lesson could involve role-play using props, again to enhance their understanding of the story. Next in the sequence could include a trip to the Zoo in order to see the wolves in reality so that the children have something to relate to and it gives the tale a purpose.
The next part of the sequence could include discussing the trip to the zoo, focusing on the wolves and creating a spider diagram of adjectives that the children have collectively thought of to describe the wolves. Next, would be some independent writing using the adjectives that the class had collected. These could be simple sentences to increase their knowledge of the animal and give the story a foundation. The next lesson could, again, involve role-play in the form of hot seating. This would involve the children talking with their partners to think of some questions that they would like to ask the wolf.
Next, they children could draw pictures of the characters and label them with how the character may be feeling during the story or additional adjectives. Lesson nine could use the story as a foundation for learning about story conventions such as ‘once upon a time’. This lesson could also use the other fairytales the story relates to as further evidence. Lesson ten could focus on the different endings that the children believe could happen as the story ends on a cliff-hanger letting the reader decide for themselves.
Towards the end of the sequence of lessons the children could discuss what happens next in terms of discussing if the wolf kept his promise to stop eating people or not. The teacher could begin this by instigating shared writing, showing vocabulary tables to improve the children’s sentences. This could lead to independent writing; this could lead to the children writing their own stories and making them into books which could be placed in the book corner or made into ‘big books’. This will ensure that the children are able to use their stories after they are finished.

[Niamh Griffin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book tells the tale of an encounter between a good little wolf named Rolf and a big bad wolf. The author draws from many of the traditional fairytale stories with reference to characters such as Red Riding Hood, an old lady (Mrs. Boggins), the little pig, actions of the wolf (blowing down the house) etc. Shireen's story is told from the perspective of the good wolf and she invites us to explore the opposing views of good and evil. It is a story with a twist and unlike traditional fairytales good does not triumph over evil. However, as the story is not introduced with the typical 'Once-upon-a-time...' beginning the outcome at the end may have been predicted? It could be used for the basis of a debate in the classroom, discussing the innocence of the good wolf against the cunningness of the bad wolf. Will the bad wolf really change his ways as promised? A class could discuss the stereotypes such as if they think all wolves were evil? Can bad wolves change? The story could be incorporated into a lesson about values, beliefs and ethics. A good after activity might be circle time discussing how one has overcome bad habits etc. I would recommend this book for KS1. The illustrations in the book are engaging for this age range, although the clarity given at the end of the story may not leave it fully comprehendible.

[Helen Byrne]

This is a great picture book to use with year 1 and 2. It would also be suitable to use with older children if they were creating their own picture book. It is full of humour and familiar characters that children can relate to, for example Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. The main character of the book is a small wolf called Rolf. He is a good little wolf who likes baking cakes and is always kind to his friends. He encounters a big bad wolf who tells him that he is not a real wolf because he doesn’t howl at the moon or eat people. Rolf tries to be bad but it doesn’t work. He changes the stereotype that you have to be big and bad to be a real wolf. The end of the story is left open to what happens next. It ends with a picture of the Bad wolf sitting in the kitchen but Rolf is nowhere to be seen until you turn to the very last page of the book. It is left open for you to decide what happened at the end of the story. This would be a great book to use with children if they were learning about prediction text. The images in the book are vivid and humorous, which makes it engaging and exciting for children.

[Ruby Patel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A common story of a wolf, with a twist! As opposed to the classic idea of the Big bad wolf taking centre stage, this time round it's a good little wolfs time to shine... I feel this story develops children's perceptions the classic snarly wolf character in a different context. This small wolf is rather content with being good but when a Big bad wolf appears to try and squeeze the bad out of him our little wolf rebels and ties up the big bad wolf with wool! But this does not last long and good little wolf shows his lovely side by letting him go and inviting him for a nice cup of tea with himself and Mrs. Boggins! However this is not the end and there is an unexpected twist which ends the story rather suddenly and sadly (I didn't see it coming)!

I have used this book with 4 years olds where we have discussed the meaning of being good to each other - many children decided they can be good AND bad sometimes thus relating themselves to both characters from the story.

[Asif · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an interesting book about a little wolf who is good. It has lots of lovely pictures and an interesting story where the good little wolf meets a big bad wolf.

The good little wolf soon discovers that he is not really 'cut-out' to be a bad wolf and so sees if he can persuade the big bad wolf to become good. This seems to backfire as it looks like the big bad wolf eats both grandma and little wolf at the end, althought the reader is not 100% sure of what actually happens.

I think pupils would enjoy this story, the pictures are especially attractive. I would probably suggest yr 1 / 2 for this story.

There is scope for work from this story, the teacher could have a discussion about why it is wrong to 'stero-type'. Children could think about what might have happened to little wolf and grandma at the end and create an extension to the story to complete the mystery.

[Una Kilcoyne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book that can be used in both KS1 and KS2. It would be useful in teaching children about stereotyping and difference, as many children may identify with the little wolf. Children could use role-play to act out the story which would be a great starting point for discussion. As the story is left somewhat open-ended, this would be a great book to use for older children to finish off the story. The children could come to their own conclusions as to what happened to the granny and the little wolf and a number of Literacy lessons could be planned around this. An element of drama could also be incorporated, using this story to get the children to conduct news reports as to what happened next. These could then be recorded in groups and presented to the class.
A humorous read and a very useful starting point for Literacy lessons.

[Shifa Ahmed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good little wolf by Nadine Shireen

This book is about a little wolf called Rolf. Rolf lives with Mrs Boggins. Rolf and Mrs Boggins are best friends. Rolf is a good wolf who is nice and kind to his friends.
‘You really are a good little wolf’ Mrs Boggins tells him, and Rolf liked being a good little wolf.

One day he walks into the forest hoping not to bump into the big bad wolf, but unfortunately he does, and the big bad wolf asks Rolf to prove that he is a real wolf.

This is a fun book to read and also it creates a lot of PSHE conversations; for example, being kind to each other.
Personally, I did not like the ending because the big bad wolf ate both Rolf and Mrs Boggins, even though they were nice to him and invited him for tea. I do not think it is a good role model for the children. I think some children may find the ending scary.

[Lucy Townsend · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story follows a good little wolf named Rolf who is persuaded to try and be a naughty wolf when he meets the big bad wolf. The little tried to blow a house down, and howl but did not succeed at either. It is not until he actually tricks the big bad wolf and ties him up using Grandma's wool to tie him up. The story ends with the big bad wolf agreeing to be a good wolf but the eats Rolf and Grandma saying 'I will start tomorrow' bringing another aspect of humour to the story as the reader is already introduced tot he characters of Red Riding Hood and the Little Pig.
This is another good book to introduce the idea of reading for pleasure, especially in the EYFS, it also has a humorous side to the story and the introduction of different traditional story characters, so may be a good story to introduce at the end of the topic.

[Bibliotekstanten · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kollegan gav mig skrattande en bok och sa: "Du kommer att gilla den här!" Det var bilderboken Lilla snälla varg av Nadia Shireen.

Boken handlar om den Lilla Snälla Vargen som träffar den Stora Stygga Vargen. SSV tror knappt att LSV är en varg. Han menar att riktiga vargar ylar mot månen, blåser ner hus och äter upp människor. LSV tror verkligen att han är en varg, men tvivlar lite och provar därför att yla. Det blir bara ett litet pip. Sen försöker han blåsa ner gris-bästisens hus. Det gick inte heller. När så SSV hetsar honom att äta upp lilla tanten då fylls LSV av en våldsam känsla och vips har han brottat ner SSV och bundit honom med lilla tantens garnnystan.

Slutet är verkligen hårresande och hysteriskt roligt (enligt mig). Barn och vuxna med lite drastisk humor kommer att ha en högtidsstund.

[Wayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

An alternative view on a famous story, it's just scary enough to be exciting (to a 3.5 year old). The book's message is - it's OK to be a good wolf, but also know when to get angry and defend your elderly friend of another species.

[Gavin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A parable for positive thinking liberals and progressives; especially with regard to an unexpected opponent. Sometimes a demon really is just a demon.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really cute... Why did it have to end that way?

[Kirin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have way too many conflicting thoughts for this 32 page AR 2.1 Muslim authored picture book. The good little wolf, with a cast of familiar story book characters getting cameos, is choppy in its simple story telling to the point I thought pages had been skipped more than once, funny in asking the three little pigs permission to blow their houses down, slightly moral in elevating good behavior and having the courage to hold to your goodness, and ultimately, possibly really dark, as the end gives reason to believe that wolves will be wolves and the good little wolf is no more, as in he has been killed along with an old granny too.

Rolf is a good little wolf that likes to bake, eat his vegetable and be nice to his friend. His best friend Mrs. Boggins has warned him that not all wolves are as nice as he is and Rolf hopes he will never meet a big bad wolf.

Alas, he does meet the Big Bad Wolf, and he questions if Rolf is a wolf at all. To prove that he is a wolf he accepts the big bad wolf’s challenges: He howls or rather whistles at the moon and he tries to blow his friend pig’s house in. Eventually he resolves that he isn’t mean enough to be a wolf, then the Big Bad Wolf gives him one more chance as he holds out a fork and knife to the wolf while restraining Mrs. Boggins.

Rolf feels something deeply and ties up the Big Bad Wolf feeling more wolf like than ever. He just happens to be a good little wolf. To celebrate they all sit down for a snack and the Big Bad Wolf decides to stop eating people…tomorrow.


Yeah, it isn’t clear and could be up for debate, but Rolf and Mrs. Boggins are no longer at the table, and the Big Bad Wolf looks pretty happy.


There is nothing religious in the book, it could be debated if the book is dark or just silly and aside from the choppiness of the transitions, overall the book is a fun turn on classic characters and concepts.

[Nabia CHIKER · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rolf is a good little wolf, nothing like The Big Bad wolf that we’ve all met. One day the two wolves cross paths, and it is here where we get to see the world through both their eyes. When the Big Bad Wolf meets Rolf, he is shocked and doesn’t quite understand why he doesn’t act like a ‘wolf’.

This book is a good twist to the traditional story of the Big, Bad Wolf and through this story, Nadia Shireen, breaks the typical stereotypes children, particularly younger ones, already have of the role of wolves in fairy-tales. Nadia Shireen uses characters from other tales where the Big, Bad Wolf has been the villain to capture her young audience. As children will find it particularly fun to see Rolf exploring his dark side, as he tries to understand The Big, Bad Bad Wolf.

The illustrations in this book are really good in conveying messages to the reader, that the text does not explicitly say. For example, the text does not tell us that the characters introduced in this book are from other tales, however, the illustrations were able to provide us with this message.

I would advise this book to be used with children in KS1 and lower KS2 classes. The sinister ending will be particularly amusing for the younger children, whereas it has the power to open great discussion for the older children. The break of the stereotype in this book would be a good introduction to beginning writing and creating their own characters, trying to get children to think out of the box about their character’s characteristics.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just had to do the voices of the different characters when I read this book the second time. It was just so much fun! So the innocent GOOD LITTLE WOLF has grown up with an adult and friends who have taught him how to be a civilized member of society. Then one day he meets a BIG BAD WOLF who questions his identity as a REAL wolf. The Big Bad Wolf gives the Good Little Wolf a list of things a REAL WOLF does? The Good Little Wolf tries to howl at the moon and blow the Little Pig's house down. He fails at them both. When the Big BAD wolf suggests that he eat his loving human friend something stirs inside of him, "a unfamiliar, wild feeling" and he turns into a proper wolf, just not a BAD wolf as he ties up the Big BAD Wolf. So this all turns into a celebration of Mrs. Boggin's rescue. The Good Little Wolf asks the Big Bad Wolf if he would stop eating people. And here comes the twist ending!!!

Can one overcome their natural tendencies, either good of bad?
Are we a base creature that cannot change their choices and act in a better nature?
What do you think the ending of the story is?
1. The Big Bad Wolf has a big stomach?
2. There is a piece missing from the cake on the table. Who ate it?
3. Mrs. Boggins and Good Little Wolf are no longer at the table.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures are lovely.

While the plot, such as it is, involves the inner musings of a wolf. Generally, wolves do not merit entire books dedicated to their soliloquies.

One reason may be that wolves, like other animals on this planet, are NOT HUMAN. Plainly put, they do not have consciousness, such as we humans do. Consequently, animals may have many lovely attributes, such as fine wolfy fur. But all of those animals lack consciousness.

To me, there's a paradox inherent in a story about a self-involved animal, reporting on his inner life, when by definition he lacks a true inner life, which would involve consciousness. Maybe that's why I don't find the story, such as it is, the least bit interesting. However, here's the great part.

This story is just vague enough, and well illustrated enough, that readers can project onto this book whatever kind of story they would like to find. As if, reading this book, they were looking into a magic mirror -- seeing their own reflection, only with highlights of gravitas and nobility.

In that spirit, I'll give this book FIVE STARS.