The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Lester, Helen

The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

32 pp. | Houghton | July, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-23300-3 $8.99
Reissue (2007)

(4) K-3 Laugh-Along Lessons series. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. "Ewetopia was not comfortable in her own wool." In a complicated story (involving a costume party, mistaken identity, and a tantrum-prone wolf), she learns to love who she is. Munsinger's playful illustrations depict each character's wide range of emotions. Some of the many sheep puns--"she knitted her eyebrows (a sheep thing)"--may confuse the intended audience. A free audio version is available on the publisher's website.

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi