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Little Wolf’s Book of Badness

Ian Whybrow

Illustrated by Tony Ross

Fiction (Series)

Ages 6 to 8

Lerner, 1995, 1-57505-550-3

  Little Wolf’s parents are clearly worried that their little son is not bad enough. He is not living up to his wolf name. Therefore they have arranged for him to attend his uncle’s Cunning College in Frettnin Forest. It is a long walk to get to the college and Little Wolf has to go alone. Needless to say he is not keen to leave the safety and comfort of his home. And so, as he makes the long journey, he writes to his parents. He describes the things he sees and the experiences he has. And he makes it pointedly clear that they should not have sent him away.

  At last Little Wolf arrives at his uncle’s school, and his uncle, Uncle BigBad, is as awful as Little Wolf feared. Uncle BigBad refuses to feed his one and only student, his temper is atrocious, and he has no interest in teaching Little Wolf the nine Rules of Badness. How will Little Wolf ever get his gold BAD badge if Uncle BigBad refuses to teach him these all important rules?

  Written in the form of letters - from Little Wolf to his parents - this entertaining story will have readers chuckling and giggling. Throughout the book the text is punctuated by comical little illustrations that show Little Wolf having his adventures. With an unexpected ending, this is a tale that shows that it really does not pay to be really bad. Something dreadful often happens to those who live a life of true wickedness. 

 

 

 

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