From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 4-- Three fairy tales featuring the same wolf (variations of "The Three Little Pigs," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf") have been adapted and retold to be performed as rap or read as a rhyming picture book. The stories are cleverly linked. The wolf retreats from the pigs' house to go to Grandma's, where he runs into Little Red Rappinghood, and vows not to eat grannies anymore. After the salesboy at a donut shop tries the patience of potential clientele by yelling first "Fire!" and then "Stop, thief!," he is at the mercy of the wolf's voracious appetites for sweets. The premise is winning, and the rap never falters. Frenetic, colorful watercolor illustrations add to the energy of the verse. Just imagine The Stinky Cheese Man meeting Ice T. --Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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