The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Narrated by the Sheepish But Truthful Wolf

by Nancy Loewen, Juan M. Moreno (Illustrator)

Overview

So who was really pulling the wool over whose eyes? The Wolf gets candid about "the boy who cried" in this fractured version of a classic Aesop's fable, delighting readers with his first-person account, while back matter questions encourage discussion about perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original tale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515828693
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	The Other Side of the Fable
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Juan Manuel Moreno grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a young boy, he was drawn to creating images. His first “job” was to color his newborn brother’s head with bright felt pens! After studying graphic design, Juan lectured at the university and worked at various studios as an in-house illustrator for clients such as Warner, Disney, and Scholastic. In 2006, Juan and his wife, Patricia, settled in Barcelona, Spain, where he started his career as a freelance illustrator and continues to live today. His work appears in a number of magazines and books, including Cuentos Japoneses [Japanese Stories] and The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Interviews

spin-off of the wildly popular, bestselling series The Other Side of the Story ensures an eager audience already familiar with the format; lighthearted, playful twists on classic Aesop fables subtly teach the concept of perspective, making them solid choices for classroom or personal reading; each title includes a condensed version of the original fable to aquaint/reaquaint readers with the story and/or to use it for compare/contrast purposes; provides discussion questions to encourage critical thinking; colorful, whimsical illustrations enhance read-aloud time