Wolf's Coming! (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
A scary story with a cozy ending is always shivery fun for reading to young preschoolers many times over. Bright, clear computer graphics show small animals fishing and playing in the woods, the piglets and rabbits in jeans, shirts, and caps. Then they hear a distant howl echoing through the trees. A shadowy figure becomes a dark monster getting closer and closer. It is a wolf in suit and tie, huge and glowering ("The moonlight shines on his fangs. / His belly growls with hunger pangs"). Adult animals shoo the small creatures inside, where they pull the shades, and hide behind an armchair--until the wolf opens the door, and surprise! It's happy birthday to him. Safe at home, kids will enjoy the mounting suspense, and feel smug about the happy ending.Hazel RochmanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved