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Wolf Story [New York Review Collections [Hardcover]]
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781590175897
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Wolf Story
- Publisher
- NY Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Humorous Stories, Family / Parents, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), General, Animals / Wolves & Coyotes
- Intended Audience
- Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
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Product Information
William McCleery's Wolf Story is a delicious treat for fathers and sons and daughters and mothers alike.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
NY Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1590175891
ISBN-13
9781590175897
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117216771
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Classics, Humorous Stories, Family / Parents, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), General, Animals / Wolves & Coyotes
Book Title
Wolf Story
Language
English
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience, Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Width
5.8in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2012-010395
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Grade to
Fourth Grade
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.M4784138wo 2012
Illustrated by
Chappell, Warren
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"For the parent faced with a child consumed with the desire to hear the same story for the zillionth time, especially if it's a story with a wolf in it, joy has come with the reprinting of William McCleery's 1947 classic Wolf Story ....I've loved this book for a long time, and it's good enough for a grown-up to read in silent pleasure, but it really springs to life when it's read out loud....Laughing and crying over made-up characters we know are made up, getting a kick out of it, and coming back for more is just one of those weird things humans do. And you can't start them too young." -Alexandra Mullen, B&N Review "If you can get only one children's book this year, make it William McCleery's 1947 Wolf Story . This "underground classic" finds an inventive and exasperated father telling a wolf story to end all wolf stories (so he hopes) to his inventive and demanding young son. Dramatist McCleery perfectly captures the irritation, affection, tricks, admiration, and sheer surprise that pass back and forth between parent and child in everyday family life. It is in similar improvisational exchanges that we-adults and children-learn how to love." - Commonweal "'You can kill the wolf at the very end, but this way we can have more story,' said Michael. The laughing child who listen will agree, for Wolf Story simply has to last forever. It is easy to imagine, from the natural conversational cadences and the impromptu unfolding of episodes, that the writing was no feat. But here is a little wok of art, funny, tender and captivating. To Warren Chappell, whose cleverly scratchy pen draws Rainbow and Waldo, Wolf Story also owes its attractive format." -The New York Times "There is an air of distinction to this book. It is a pleasure to have and to read. One parent told me that if she were to compile a list of 'books for sitters' (and wouldn't that be helpful?), this book would lead all the rest." -Christian Science Monitor "This charming book, perfect for reading aloud at bedtime, was first published in 1947. It's about Michael, an engaging 5-year-old, and his father, and the story Michael orders his father to tell about a hen the boy names Rainbow and Waldo, a rather foolish wolf." -The New York Times " Wolf Story had been out of print for a decade. I had loved it in the 1960s and so had the 6- and 7-year-olds to whom I read it over the course of a month. I still enjoy it. The story-within-a-story technique, peppered with dialogue, is used to good effect. Adults reading this aloud will recognize themselves. Children will, of course, identify with Michael's determination to mold the story to his taste. In the end though, Wolf Story is a celebration of a happy father-son relationship." -St. Petersburg Times " Wolf Story is tough-minded, without sentiment and very clever. It may well have been this cleverness that split the reviewers down the middle when the book was first issued in 1947. However, in the laboratory test our 9-year-old loved it." - The New York Times " Wolf Story will captivate both parent and child as a father regales his 5-year-old son at bed time with tales of a fierce wolf, the hen he wanted to eat, and the farmer who wanted to shoot the wolf. Interruptions-by enthusiastic son Michael add to the fun. So do Warren Chappell's raffish pictures." -Chicago Tribune, "For the parent faced with a child consumed with the desire to hear the same story for the zillionth time, especially if it's a story with a wolf in it, joy has come with the reprinting of William McCleery's 1947 classic Wolf Story ....I've loved this book for a long time, and it's good enough for a grown-up to read in silent pleasure, but it really springs to life when it's read out loud....Laughing and crying over made-up characters we know are made up, getting a kick out of it, and coming back for more is just one of those weird things humans do. And you can't start them too young." --Alexandra Mullen, B&N Review "If you can get only one children's book this year, make it William McCleery's 1947 Wolf Story . This "underground classic" finds an inventive and exasperated father telling a wolf story to end all wolf stories (so he hopes) to his inventive and demanding young son. Dramatist McCleery perfectly captures the irritation, affection, tricks, admiration, and sheer surprise that pass back and forth between parent and child in everyday family life. It is in similar improvisational exchanges that we-adults and children-learn how to love." -- Commonweal "'You can kill the wolf at the very end, but this way we can have more story,' said Michael. The laughing child who listen will agree, for Wolf Story simply has to last forever. It is easy to imagine, from the natural conversational cadences and the impromptu unfolding of episodes, that the writing was no feat. But here is a little wok of art, funny, tender and captivating. To Warren Chappell, whose cleverly scratchy pen draws Rainbow and Waldo, Wolf Story also owes its attractive format." --The New York Times "There is an air of distinction to this book. It is a pleasure to have and to read. One parent told me that if she were to compile a list of 'books for sitters' (and wouldn't that be helpful?), this book would lead all the rest." --Christian Science Monitor "This charming book, perfect for reading aloud at bedtime, was first published in 1947. It's about Michael, an engaging 5-year-old, and his father, and the story Michael orders his father to tell about a hen the boy names Rainbow and Waldo, a rather foolish wolf." --The New York Times " Wolf Story had been out of print for a decade. I had loved it in the 1960s and so had the 6- and 7-year-olds to whom I read it over the course of a month. I still enjoy it. The story-within-a-story technique, peppered with dialogue, is used to good effect. Adults reading this aloud will recognize themselves. Children will, of course, identify with Michael's determination to mold the story to his taste. In the end though, Wolf Story is a celebration of a happy father-son relationship." --St. Petersburg Times " Wolf Story is tough-minded, without sentiment and very clever. It may well have been this cleverness that split the reviewers down the middle when the book was first issued in 1947. However, in the laboratory test our 9-year-old loved it." -- The New York Times " Wolf Story will captivate both parent and child as a father regales his 5-year-old son at bed time with tales of a fierce wolf, the hen he wanted to eat, and the farmer who wanted to shoot the wolf. Interruptions--by enthusiastic son Michael add to the fun. So do Warren Chappell's raffish pictures." --Chicago Tribune, "If you can get only one children's book this year, make it William McCleery's 1947 Wolf Story . This "underground classic" finds an inventive and exasperated father telling a wolf story to end all wolf stories (so he hopes) to his inventive and demanding young son. Dramatist McCleery perfectly captures the irritation, affection, tricks, admiration, and sheer surprise that pass back and forth between parent and child in everyday family life. It is in similar improvisational exchanges that we-adults and children-learn how to love." Commonweal "'You can kill the wolf at the very end, but this way we can more story,' said Michael. The laughing child who listen will agree, for Wolf Story simply has to last forever. It is easy to imagine, from the natural conversational cadences and the impromptu unfolding of episodes that the writing was no feat. But here is a little wok of art, funny, tender and captivating. To Warren Chappell, whose cleverly scratchy pen draws Rainbow and Waldo, Wolf Story also owes its attractive format." The New York Times "There is an air of distinction to this book. It is a pleasure to have and to read. One parent told me that if she were to compile a list of 'books for sitters' (and wouldn't that be helpful?), this book would lead all the rest." Christian Science Monitor "This charming book, perfect for reading aloud at bedtime, was first published in 1947. It's about Michael, an engaging 5-year-old, and his father, and the story Michael orders his father to tell about a hen the boy names Rainbow and Waldo, a rather foolish wolf." The New York Times " Wolf Story had been out of print for a decade. I had loved it in the 1960s and so had the 6- and 7-year-olds to whom I read it over the course of a month. I still enjoy it. The story-within-a-story technique, peppered with dialogue, is used to good effect. Adults reading this aloud will recognize themselves. Children will, of course, identify with Michael's determination to mold the story to his taste. In the end though, Wolf Story is a celebration of a happy father-son relationship." St. Petersburg Times " Wolf Story is tough-minded, without sentiment and very clever. It may well have been this cleverness that split the reviewers done the middle when the book was first released in 1947. However, in the laboratory test our 9-year-old loved it." The New York Times " Wolf Story will captivate both parent and child as a father regales his 5 year old son at bed time with tales of a fierce wolf, the hen he wanted to eat, and the farmer who wanted to shoot the wolf. Interruptions-by enthusiastic son Michael add to the fun. So do Warren Chappell's raffish pictures." Chicago Tribune
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Kindergarten
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Number of Pages
88 Pages
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