Who's Afraid of Granny Wolf?: Ready-to-Read Level 3

by Lisa Wheeler, Frank Ansley (Illustrator)

Overview

Fitch is having Chip over to his house for dinner. When he gets there, Chip sees that Granny Wolf does have really long teeth!

Laugh along with Fitch and Chip in their third adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689849572
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	04/01/2006
Series:	Fitch & Chip , #3
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Frank Ansley has illustrated four other books by Lisa Wheeler: Turk and Runt (starred in Booklist), Wool Gathering (starred in Publishers Weekly), and the first two books in the Fitch & Chip series, New Pig in Town and When Pigs Fly. Mr. Ansley and his wife, Pat, live in St. Helena, California.

Lisa Wheeler has written many books for children, including The Pet Project, illustrated by Zachariah OHora; Spinster Goose, illustrated by Sophie Blackall; and People Don’t Bite People and People Share with People, both illustrated by Molly Idle. She lives with her family in Addison, Michigan. Visit her online at LisaWheelerBooks.com.

Table of Contents

1.	Wee! Wee! Wee!	7
2.	Something Different	15
3.	Granny Wolf	23
4.	Something Pig	29
5.	Just the Same	41

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-2-An original story based on the fairy-tale characters of the wolf and the pig, paired off here as friends. The writing is engaging and humorous, with plenty of entertaining dialogue. The ink-and-watercolor cartoon art matches the story well and has enough detail to hold children's interest. The illustrations and text are balanced so that the latter will not be overwhelming to beginning readers. Wheeler does a good job of portraying classic enemies as friends, which allows them to transcend the barriers conventional society may have erected between them. The extensive dialogue and simple vocabulary make this book a good independent read. Youngsters who are developing confidence in their ability will appreciate the chapter-book format. The underlying connection to fairy tales will easily spark a sense of familiarity to which children will respond.-Corrina Austin, Locke's Public School, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Fitch the wolf and Chip the pig return for a third easy-reader adventure together, this time with a humorous fractured fairy-tale twist. Hints of "The Three Little Pigs" and "Little Red Riding Hood" are cleverly inserted into the plot as Fitch takes Chip to his house to meet his grandmother. She happens to be having trouble with her false teeth (her "looong, white teeth") and she makes several remarks that lead Chip to believe that he's included in the dinner plans-as the featured dish. Ansley's ink-and-watercolor illustrations add to the humor, with a delightful Granny Wolf in nightcap and shawl. Wheeler divides the story into short chapters, with each chapter revealing more ways that the wolf household differs from Chip's house. Granny Wolf and Chip find their common ground by the concluding supper, which includes chocolate-chip pie (not "chunk of chip pie"). A humorous easy reader is always welcome, but this one also includes deliciously funny fairy-tale allusions as well as the theme of making friends with someone who is different and perhaps even downright scary. Though this makes a fine addition to a successful easy-reader series, it will also work well with fairy-tale studies in early elementary classrooms. (Easy reader. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews