What's the Time, Grandma Wolf? - Softcover

Brown, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561458910 ISBN 13: 9781561458912

Publisher: Peachtree, 2015

Synopsis

There’s a wolf in the woods and everyone says: “She’s big and she’s bad, she’s old and she’s hairy. Best leave her alone, she’s mean and she’s SCARY!”
When the little animals hear that a big, bad wolf lives in their forest, they decide to get a closer look. Squirrel, Crow, Badger, and the other animals sneak up on Grandma Wolf’s house, where they find her fast asleep. Brave Piglet shouts, “What’s the time, Grandma Wolf?” and the fun begins. All the animals take a turn asking the question, creeping closer and closer. As the excitement mounts, children will delight in discovering the surprise Grandma Wolf has in store for the curious animals.
Ken Brown’s vivid watercolors perfectly complement this engaging story. What’s the Time, Grandma Wolf? is also based on a popular classic game. Readers can look on the back flap for the rules.

About this title

About the Author:

Ken Brown studied illustration at Birmingham Art College in England. Brown has served both as writer-illustrator and as illustrator for numerous children’s books, among them The Scarecrow’s Hat; What’s the Time, Grandma Wolf?;The Wolf Is Coming!; and Mucky Pup, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal in England. He lives with his wife, Ruth Brown, also a well-known children’s illustrator, in England.

Ken Brown studied illustration at Birmingham Art College in England. Brown has served both as writer-illustrator and as illustrator for numerous children’s books, among them The Scarecrow’s Hat; What’s the Time, Grandma Wolf?;The Wolf Is Coming!; and Mucky Pup, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal in England. He lives with his wife, Ruth Brown, also a well-known children’s illustrator, in England.

From School Library Journal:

reS-Gr 2-Even very young children know that wolves are "bad" in stories, and this one plays to that knowledge. The animals ask the title question loudly and move a little bit closer to Grandma's house in the forest as she answers ominously. She brushes her big teeth, scrubs out the very big stew pot, sharpens her big axe to chop firewood, and is clearly getting ready to cook. As a tiny duckling creeps into the house, the group asks the question once again, and Grandma Wolf raises her paws with a sharp knife and fork and shouts, "It's-dinnertime!" Young readers will shriek the first time but a page turn shows the animals all settling down to vegetable stew while Grandma Wolf reads a favorite story, "Little Red Riding Hood." Watercolors contrast the wide-eyed baby animals with the fiercely toothed Grandma but the safely scary story will not alarm anyone after the first reading. The pictures are crowded with bubbles, swirls, clouds, and details, making them difficult to see at a storyhour distance. The author based his story on a British game that's not well known in this country and directions on the jacket flap explain how to play it. Good fun.

Susan Hepler, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria,

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About this edition

• Publisher: Peachtree
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1561458910
• ISBN 13: 9781561458912
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32