Big Wolf and Little Wolf

Brun-Cosme, N. (2009). Big wolf & little wolf. New York, NY: Enchanted Lion Books.

Little Wolf has come to join Big Wolf, and he does so without saying a word.  Big Wolf is not sure about how to feel about this other wolf as they sit under a tree.  As time passes, Little Wolf begins to mimic Big Wolf’s behavior.  Because he isn't sure about how to feel, he thinks about feeling threatened.  Little Wolf continues to sleep, eat, and exercise when Big Wolf does.  One evening, Big Wolf comes out of the forest, looks around for Little Wolf, and sees nothing.  He did not eat or sleep that night.  He realizes that he has come to care for the wolf.  Little Wolf later comes back, and they confess to having missed each other.  They then sat and rested under the tree together as they knew Little Wolf would then stay from now on.

                The illustrations in this book were great!  The colors on most pages were very bold.  The settings that the illustrations depicted were similar.  They showed one or both wolves by a tree.   What made the difference were the colors of those pages in that they helped to tell the story as they were laid out in two pages.

-2010 Notable Children's Book