The Wolf Will Not Come

by Myriam Ouyessad, Ronan Badel

Overview

• A small rabbit asks his mother again and again: Are you sure the wolf will not come?
• A clever story about overcoming nighttime fears and worries, accompanied by exceptional illustrations
• A surprise ending turns the plot on its head and delightfully vanquishes the rabbit's fears<br />

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781507302019
Publisher:	Schiffer Kids
Publication date:	07/02/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	24 MB
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Age Range:	3 Months to 11 Years

About the Author

Myriam Ouyessad was born in Paris and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. She participated in the creation of the alternative youth magazine From the Water to My Mill in 2011, where she also published her first stories.
Ronan Badel was born in Brittany. A graduate of Decorative Arts of Strasbourg, he began writing and illustrating children's books, publishing his first book in 1998.

Editorial Reviews

"This mischievous bit of topsy-turvy is a thoroughgoing delight. (Picture book. 5-7)" Kirkus Starred Review

From the Publisher

★ 2019-06-28
In a bedside conversation originally published in French, a bunny frets about a wolf's coming while Mom tallies all the obstacles that will keep it away.

Badel's loose, humorous cartoons extend Ouyessad's all-dialogue exchange with opposing tongue-in-cheek scenes of two very long-eared rabbits—one huddled anxiously beneath the sheets, the other puttering about the cozy bedroom—on verso and a feral-looking wolf on recto. The latter can be seen evading hunters blasting away at random, sneaking into the city by pretending to be just a large dog, adroitly avoiding traffic, creeping into a certain building…but "he would not get to our apartment." "How can you be sure?" "We live on the fifth floor, and wolves do not know how to take the elevator!" "Mom! Do you really think that a wolf who has already managed to do all this will stop because of an elevator?" Finally a firm "Goodnight, my rabbit," would seem to settle the matter…until there comes a knock at the door followed by the revelation that it was all a setup; the little bunny hurtles across a living room where a birthday party has plainly just taken place, throws open the door, and gives the gift-bearing wolf standing there a mighty hug: "I was sure you would come!" Young audiences sure that the young bunny was about to become a menu item will happily request repeat readings.

This mischievous bit of topsy-turvy is a thoroughgoing delight. (Picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews