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Thomas, Kiah

Lone Wolf: Gets a Pet

48 pp. | Holiday/Porter | October, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9780823457786 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780823461554 $9.99
(3) 1-3 Illustrated by K-Fai Steele. "Wolf could count his friends on one hand. Three, two, one... NONE! And that was the way he liked it." The first two books in this new transitional reader series introduce us to misanthropic Wolf. In the first, Wolf tries to get a pet so he can win a pet competition--not because he wants a pet, but because he wants the jellybean prize. In the second, he tries to spend a day in solitude after getting kicked out of school for frightening the other ­children. Wolf's hyperbolic personality is reflected in the characters' exaggerated facial features. Supporting characters (who are depicted with a variety of shapes, sizes, ages, and skin tones) are unnamed; instead, they're called as Wolf sees them: "bossy boy," "eager girl," "jolly hiker." These piquant stories are all hard edges, blunted somewhat by the pencil and watercolor illustrations' soft lines and gentle coloring, reminiscent in tone and style to William Steig's classic works. The text itself is in multiple chapters with a wide range of sentences per page, with vocabulary and phonetic challenges, so this is for readers who have grown in their confidence. With their wry humor, these books would also work as read-alouds in classrooms, libraries, and homes. Review covers these titles: Lone Wolf: Gets a Pet and Lone Wolf: Goes to School.
Reviewer: Adrienne L. Pettinelli | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2025

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