WOLF! WOLF!

Book ID/图书代码： 06540506B03175

English Summary/英文概要： Kindergarten-Grade 3—This twisted treatment of Aesop’s fable flips everything readers know about the boy who cried wolf on its head and ends up where they never would have expected. From the brushstrokes of the hand-lettered title to the pink cherry blossoms featured with the wolf and the boy on the cover, ancient China unfolds as the stage and setting for this story. In this variant, children get a little insight into the wolf’s point of view: When the boy cries "WOLF! WOLF!" the slightly deaf animal believes he is being summoned. He feels tricked by the youngster when the angry villagers arrive looking for a menacing creature. The poor animal is only looking for a tasty meal, possibly one of the boy’s goats since his garden has fallen into disarray. In the end, the boy gives the old wolf a goat; instead of making him a one-time-only meal, the wolf puts him to work in his garden, and the two become friends. The wolf is a fully anthropomorphized character, complete with red silk jacket and shade umbrella. The purposeful use of frames, unusual setting, and visual humor makes this an excellent addition to any collection and a particularly interesting launching point for many discussions and investigations into fractured tales.—Genevieve Gallagher, Murray Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 幼稚園三年級的小朋友—— 這是一本每個讀者都知道的翻版伊索寓言故事，講述的是一直哭喊狼來了說謊男孩的故事。作者從一筆一劃的手工繪畫到封面上櫻桃粉紅色的狼和男孩，中國古代的這個寓言故事運用舞臺劇效果的方式展現在讀者面前。在這部不同凡響的童書裡，孩子們可以通過狼的視角得到一些啟迪：當這個男孩在叫喊：“狼來了！”的時候，稍有耳背的動物都輕信了他的謊言。他戲弄了趕來尋找猛獸的憤怒村民。可憐的動物只不過是為了一頓美餐，可能來自男孩花園放養的迷失的山羊。故事的最後，男孩給這只老狼一隻山羊；以避免使自己僅成為一頓千載難逢的美餐，這只老狼迫使男孩在自己的花園裡工作，他們成為了朋友。故事中這只狼被賦予了人性化的特徵，包括紅色的絲質上衣和一把隨身攜帶的遮陽傘。作者富有寓意的使用了故事框架，場景設置，和生動詼諧的筆觸使得這部佳作會成為你的意外收藏，為許多對這部曲折寓言故事的討論和探究作了另一個有趣的論點。(Sandy)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 約翰•羅科在羅德島設計學院和視覺藝術學院學習插圖繪畫。1999年由烏比•戈德堡主演的電影《愛麗絲》，他曾為這本電影童書做過插圖。他在洛杉磯從事藝術總監多年。他在2004年成為紐約童書作家和插畫家協會展示比賽的獲勝者。他現在在紐約布魯克林生活工作。
John Rocco studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated one book for children, Alice, by Whoopi Goldberg. He worked for several years as an art director in Los Angeles. He was the winner of the SCBWI New York Showcase in 2004. He now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

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