Wolf! Wolf! By John Rocco

After I read this picture book, it became one of my new favorite children’s story. Wolf! Wolf! is a modern story with a twist about the “boy who cried wolf” too many times. this book takes place within an Asian culture around spring time. I love the illustrations and the mixture of text and illustrations to tell the story line. Wolf! Wolf! is about an old wolf who is too old to catch any meat so he becomes a vegetarian and grows food in his garden. One day he hears a young boy yelling “wolf” and thinks the boy is inviting him to have dinner with him. Since the wolf’s garden in filled with weeds, he takes a walk to find the boy. Also, the boy has called out “wolf’ too many times so when the wolf really is around the villagers do not come to help save the goats. Accordingly, the wolf makes a deal with the boy; the wolf said if the boy sends one goat to his garden he will not eat the other ones. The boy agrees to give him a goat. Surprisingly, the wolf has found that the goat has eaten all his weeds which allowed his vegetables to grow. In the end the wolf and goat develop a unique friendship. I loved that this book sends the message that friends can come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. I believe that it is important for educators to teach their students to respect differences. Respecting differences will lead to a non restrictive learning environment.