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Footprints in the Snow

Author: Mei Matsuoka  

"A story within a story, expect the unexpected in this quirky picture book from Mei Matsuoka, illustrator of Burger Boy.

Wolf is feeling offended and indignant all the wolves he has ever read about are nasty, scary and greedy, so to set the record straight he decides to write a story about a nice wolf. But will his wolfish instincts get the better of him after all?

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"A story within a story, expect the unexpected in this quirky picture book from Mei Matsuoka, illustrator of Burger Boy.

Wolf is feeling offended and indignant all the wolves he has ever read about are nasty, scary and greedy, so to set the record straight he decides to write a story about a nice wolf. But will his wolfish instincts get the better of him after all?

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Description

Wolf is feeling badly represented – all the wolves he has ever read about are nasty, scary and greedy, so to set the record straight he decides to write a story about a nice wolf. In his story Mr Nice Wolf sets off to find the owner of footprints leading through the forest, as he wants to find a new friend. The other animals he meets along the way are wary and will not help him, but Nice Mr Wolf persists and eventually finds, Duck. But Duck looks so fat and juicy that Mr Nice Wolf's wolfish instincts nearly get the better of him. Fortunately a knock at the door brings Wolf back to his senses, but just who is at the door and how will Wolf react?

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Critic Reviews

"Full of visual jokes, it keeps readers guessing in an original slant on a familiar theme." The Bookseller "Will delight young readers." Booklist 20080915 "Pair with Emily Gravett's Wolves." -- Patricia Austin Booklist "A beautiful picture book, perfect for curling up with out of the cold!...Another quirky story for young children from the highly acclaimed illustrator of Burger Boy" Family Magazine "The reader is taken along through the brightly illustrated page of Wolf's story, as his misjudged main character follows the footprints in the snow in order to find a friend" Child Education Plus

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About the Author

Mei Matsuoko is half Japanese. Since graduating from Kingston College of Art in 2004 her work has attracted a lot of interest and she is in much demand as an illustrator. Her illustrations for a short story won first prize in a UNESCO sponsored competition, which she travelled to Japan to collect in 2005. Her books just keep getting better!

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Wolf is feeling offended and indignant - all the wolves he has ever read about are nasty, scary and greedy, so to set the record straight he decides to write a story about a nice wolf. But will his wolfish instincts get the better of him after all? Another quirky story for young children from the highly acclaimed illustrator of BURGER BOY.

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Product Details

Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Published
2nd October 2008
Pages
32
ISBN
9781842707333

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