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The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman

The Wolf Who Cried Boy

Paperback – Picture Book, June 17, 2004

Bob Hartman, Tim Raglin

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · June 17, 2004

Dreams of boys-n-berry pie and a steaming plate of boy chops set hilarious events in motion in this clever twist on the classic tale.

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Who it’s for
Food-wordplay gives a familiar fable a comic turn, with a lesson that still lands.
Genres
Folktale Retellings, Wolves & Coyotes, Funny Stories
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, June 17, 2004

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Dreams of boys-n-berry pie and a steaming plate of boy chops set hilarious events in motion in this clever twist on the classic tale. Little Wolf is tired of his mom's cooking! It's the same old thing night after night, Lamburgers and Sloppy Does. How he wishes his mother would serve up a nice platter of his favorite dish-Boy! But Boy is hard to come by these days. As Little Wolf trudges home from school one day, he decides to postpone his boring dinner by shouting "Boy!

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Boy!" But what will happen when a real boy finally comes along? In this hilarious twisted tale, Little Wolf learns the same timeless lesson that the boy who cried "Wolf!" did so many years ago.

Fables With Flavor

Food-wordplay gives a familiar fable a comic turn, with a lesson that still lands.

Come here for

  • Silly boy-and-berry-pie wordplay
  • A playful twist on a familiar fable

Expect

  • A funny take on the boy-who-cried-wolf lesson
  • A timeless moral served with a side of silliness

Where it sits

Funny Stories94%
Wolves & Coyotes81%
Folktale Retellings53%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Wolves & Coyotes
  • Folktale Retellings
  • Funny Stories
Authors
Bob Hartman, Tim Raglin
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
June 17, 2004
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Wolves & Coyotes