School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-This interactive board book enlists the help of readers to keep an approaching wolf at bay. As the beady-eyed lupine looms on the horizon, the minimal text instructs: "Quick! Turn the page." To further thwart the wolf's advance, readers are tasked with shaking, tipping, and turning the book. Brightly bold yellow and green backgrounds glow with fervor and anticipation. In a clever, circular twist, the topsy-turvy escapades continue after the last page is slammed shut, with an alert: "Phew! The wolf has gone. Are you sure? Quick! Flip the book and check." VERDICT Boisterous fun in the spirit of Hervé Tullet's Press Here (Chronicle, 2011) and Adam Lehrhaupt's Warning: Do Not Open This Book (S. & S., 2013).-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
The wolf is coming! Quick! How can he be stopped? Against a yellow sky and green ground, a wolf is seen in the distance; as he approaches, readers are encouraged to turn the page. But as he just gets bigger on the next page and flashes mean, pointy teeth, readers are now encouraged to "tilt the book to the right and turn the page!" The wolf appears to be slipping but is still there, so more action is required. And so it goes. After tipping, shaking, and flipping, the wolf is still there. The solution? "Quick! Shut the book!" But is the wolf really gone? Readers are encouraged to turn the book over, where they will re-encounter the wolf on the front cover and presumably read the book over again. But will they? It's doubtful. Clearly mining the same vein as Herv Tullet's Press Here (2011), this book doesn't reach the same degree of magic and whimsy. The interactive-book genre aims to give readers the illusion they are in control, but in spite of the turning, tilting, and shaking, the illusion is not here. In addition, the text of the bookoriginally in Frenchis in cursive letters, which poses a challenge to the development of letter-recognition skills in American children, who are not introduced to cursive at such a young age. Falls just short of the mark. (Board book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Uh-oh, the wolf is coming! Better turn the page. But now he is even closer tilt the book to make him lose his balance! With every page, the crazy-eyed wolf gets bigger, and the instructions on how to dislodge him get more animated. As he gets closer, young readers will get more and more frenzied in their attempts to keep him away, until finally there's only one thing to do slam that book shut! The illustrations are simple and clean, the stakes feel high, and the interactive element is a rush that's sure to elicit squeals, shrieks, and many, many repeated readings.--Reagan, Maggie Copyright 2015 Booklist
