The big bad wolf in my house / Valérie Fontaine ; [illustrated by] Nathalie Dion ; translated by Shelley Tanaka.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781773065014
- ISBN: 1773065017
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Toronto ; Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translation of: Le grand méchant loup dans ma maison. First published in France in 2020 by Éditions Les 400 coups. |
Summary, etc.: | "The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn't smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but the wolf is unpredictable, throwing plates on the floor, yelling at her mother and holding the girl's arm so tightly she is left with bruises. Whenever the yelling begins, she hides under the covers in her room. How will she and her mom cope as the wolf becomes increasingly fierce? Valérie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion have created a powerful, moving story about violence in the home that ends on a note of hope."-- Provided by publisher. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic format. |
Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Fairy tales > Adaptations. Family violence > Juvenile fiction. Wolves > Juvenile fiction. Family violence > Fiction. Wolves > Fiction. Fairy tales > Adaptations. |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 17 of 18 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | CHILDREN PS 8611 .O575 G7313 2021 (Text) | 30401147764785 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
The Big Bad Wolf in My House
Valérie Fontaine has published more than thirty-five books for young people. She frequently visits schools to share her inspiring work with children and teachers, and she reads stories to hundreds of children live on Facebook every week. Valérie loves writing books as much as she loves reading and talking about them. She lives in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Nathalie Dion is an illustrator living in Montreal who studied Design Arts at Concordia University. Her other children's books include I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree by Jean E. Pendziwol, The Biggest Puddle in the World by Mark Lee and What's in Your Purse? by Abigail Samoun. Nathalie has received a number of awards for her illustration and has exhibited her work in Montreal galleries. Shelley Tanaka is an award-winning author, translator and editor who has written and translated more than thirty books for children and young adults. She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts, in the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Shelley lives in Kingston, Ontario.