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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.
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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.
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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.
kesterbird's review against another edition
4.0
cute story, cute illustrations, and well matched to each other. This was described to me as a town mouse/country mouse kinda story, and it is not that at all; rather a Mr. Scrouge being forced to be good and then deciding he likes it kinda thing. Spoilers! There's cupcakes at the end, so it's all worth it.
sweetheart_seer's review
4.0
*I was sent an e-arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
This was a quick, light-hearted read, and a tale that goes to show that sometimes bad intentions wind up becoming good ones!
I especially loved the, er, delicate way that the skunk exclaimed his excitement. That made me smile. Gotta love fart jokes.
The illustrations are minimal and lovely.
The story ending cross offs were also humorous.
I would recommend this one as a daytime read for children though, because sometimes tiny humans get scared of wolves even ones that end up being friendly.
This was a quick, light-hearted read, and a tale that goes to show that sometimes bad intentions wind up becoming good ones!
I especially loved the, er, delicate way that the skunk exclaimed his excitement. That made me smile. Gotta love fart jokes.
The illustrations are minimal and lovely.
The story ending cross offs were also humorous.
I would recommend this one as a daytime read for children though, because sometimes tiny humans get scared of wolves even ones that end up being friendly.
tashrow's review
4.0
Edmond Bigsnout is a hungry wolf on a mission: a mission to catch and eat a city rabbit. But when he travels out of the woods and to the city, he discovers that it’s not that easy. The rabbit lives in an apartment building with lots of neighbors and Edmond is mistaken for a new neighbor. Edmond makes plan after plan to capture the rabbit, but somehow ends up helping all of the neighbors instead. Edmond soon realizes that he may just have to join them instead, particularly when he meets a lady wolf who also lives in the building. The pacing of this book is beautifully done with rushing to and fro that adds a dashing pace and then the slower moments of helping others that lead to the natural conclusion. The art uses unique perspectives that are appealing and visually interesting. A little dark and a lot of fun, this picture book is just right for ages 4-6.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
5.0
Do you know that I love pretty good picture books?
Do you know that I love, love good ones?
Can you guess how I feel about the really excellent ones?
This book is really excellent. I want to take it to my primary school library and read it the first day of school. It's everything I look for in a picture book: strong characters, humor, drama, and bite. (That's bite of all sorts. Hint. Hint.)
Delightful. Can't wait to share.
Do you know that I love, love good ones?
Can you guess how I feel about the really excellent ones?
This book is really excellent. I want to take it to my primary school library and read it the first day of school. It's everything I look for in a picture book: strong characters, humor, drama, and bite. (That's bite of all sorts. Hint. Hint.)
Delightful. Can't wait to share.
librarianryan's review
5.0
This was so much fun. The Wolf is hungry, so he and his knife go into the city to find a fancy rabbit and eat him. But he drops his knife in the elevator. He comes back with a chainsaw, and various other tools, and finally gives up, and has a much better supper than ever planned. But you should be careful. What type of wolf has a knife, a chainsaw, a grill, and mustard. Only one up to no good.
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