amysutton's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a cute little book about a hungry wolf who goes into the city to find a rabbit to eat and because he is so socially awkward, he winds up making friends with all of the rabbit's neighbors who mistake him for a new tennant in their building. The characters are fun and the illustrations are nice. I would have liked to have seen a bit more humor, but this was enjoyable.
I received a copy of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a copy of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
shighley's review against another edition
3.0
I decided that I would try to read many of the Batchelder Awards, so I checked this one out. The story is somewhat familiar, the illustrations are cute, the end is somewhat predictable.
fernandie's review against another edition
3.0
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
February 2018 - dark humor that hits the spot for me. I don't know if Ben found it quite as funny as I did, but he believed the wolf would get the rabbit right up until the end.
hainyh's review against another edition
2.0
I found this a little macabre for a children's book, listing all the ways to catch and kill a rabbit! Admittedly there is a nice twist at the end, where the wolf decides he is now vegetarian, but I feel this will be completely lost on young children, who perhaps won't understand the significance of this. It's not a bad story per se, but I didn't find it do be all that child friendly. As for the layout and imagery, I found the squared font a little tricky to read, and there was a great deal of text in relation to very simple and scant images; I can imagine that young ones would get a little bored waiting for adults to finish reading the text, as there's not much to look at.
kittykult's review against another edition
4.0
Wolf is hungry and he has a hankering for some Rabbit. He ventures into the city, but unfortunately his plans are repeatedly foiled by the friendly neighbors. This was a fun story with cute vintage-style illustrations and I. just want everyone to know that the blurb of "if you can't eat 'em - join 'em" really put the mustard on the rabbit cake (spoiler alert: no animals were harmed in the making of this story).
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
booksavvyreviews's review against another edition
4.0
After reading Der Struwwelpeter, a German copy that my friend had loaned me, it makes any of those books that may seem a little harsh for children look like Sesame Street.
In this book the Big Bad Wolf has a hankering for a city rabbit, so he begins his wily coyote plan to get just that. Yes, he wants to eat the rabbit and not sit down to drink tea with him, because the last time I checked wolves did eat meat. While this may come shocking to you or children it's prime time to explain what wolves eat - in fact - my 6-year-old son was asking what a wolf actually ate, which I replied yes, honey, they do eat rabbits. They're meat eaters.
Big Bad endures a lot of trials on his way to eat this rabbit, something keeps popping up and delaying him until the end, when everything comes together and he, the lonely wolf, is accepted amongst everyone. He swears off meat because he can't bring himself to eat any of his new friends. This may come across as confusing, but again I don't mind having a discussion period with my children after I read. My 6-year-old is a big book worm and enjoys discussions and questions after reading.
I thought it was a cute read. Plus the illustrations were great.
- Website - Facebook - Instagram -
In this book the Big Bad Wolf has a hankering for a city rabbit, so he begins his wily coyote plan to get just that. Yes, he wants to eat the rabbit and not sit down to drink tea with him, because the last time I checked wolves did eat meat. While this may come shocking to you or children it's prime time to explain what wolves eat - in fact - my 6-year-old son was asking what a wolf actually ate, which I replied yes, honey, they do eat rabbits. They're meat eaters.
Big Bad endures a lot of trials on his way to eat this rabbit, something keeps popping up and delaying him until the end, when everything comes together and he, the lonely wolf, is accepted amongst everyone. He swears off meat because he can't bring himself to eat any of his new friends. This may come across as confusing, but again I don't mind having a discussion period with my children after I read. My 6-year-old is a big book worm and enjoys discussions and questions after reading.
I thought it was a cute read. Plus the illustrations were great.
- Website - Facebook - Instagram -
raoionna's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely collage style illustrations in this nice reworking of the big bad wolf trope in a tale about making new friends.