Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Bob Hartman · 2015
72/100
👍 Worth It
The role-reversal conceit is genuinely clever — turning a familiar idiom inside out gives kids something to think about while they're laughing — and the friendship-across-differences message lands warmly. A few parents will raise an eyebrow at the running joke about wolves eating humans (including a character named Stu), so it's worth a preview for sensitive younger readers. For most storytime audiences, though, this is a funny, fast picture book with real wit behind it.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety78
substance65
craft75
originality78
accuracy80
hype65
age-fit80
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict72
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