Help! The Wolf is Coming!

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 2, 2015

Review

Young readers are exhorted to help keep the wolf at bay in this board book story. As they turn the pages, they are asked to turn, tilt, tip, and shake the pages to keep the wolf away as he looms ever larger on each subsequent page. Finally, when it seems nothing will work, the reader is told to shut the book and the wolf is gone! Children will delight in frantically following the directions as they read along. The bright yellow and green pallet makes the wolf stand out as he comes ever closer. The text in the book is done is script which may keep young readers from recognizing the words. Otherwise, this is a clever and fun book for them.

Overall Book Score: very good