BOOKS
Created: 14th August, 2015

Beware of the Storybook Wolves

Author: Lauren Child
Illustrator: Lauren Child
Publisher: Orchard

COLLECTION

Literature

YEAR GROUP

Years 3 and 4

BOOK TYPE

Corebooks

When it’s time to go to sleep, Herb insists that his mother removes the book containing his bedtime story because it has a wolf in it. Grown-ups think it’s ‘just a story’ but wise children know better and, indeed, no sooner are the lights turned out, Herb can hear a rumbling tummy and smell something distinctly lupine... That’s just the beginning of his encounters with fairytale characters which have a nightmarish but also darkly humorous quality. Will he be able to close the book on this episode?

For younger readers, see: Help! The Wolf is Coming! by Ramadier and Bourgeau (9781927271841), Gecko Press £6.99