Mind your Manners, B.B. Wolf is written by Judy Sierra and the illustrations are by Jotto Seibold. This book is about the big bad wolf and how he isn't so bad after all. The setting is in a storybook village with multiple different fantasy tales. The characters consist of the Wolf, he has a friend that helps him named crocodile, Ms. Wonderly, the three little pigs, and many more. Mr. Wolf is invited to tea and he has to learn how to use his manners. In the end he successfully remembers "Excuse Me," and the other characters see that the stories of him don't do him justice. The genre of this book is fantasy, and it captures the childrens' attention due to the fact that it uses imagination.
The illustrations help to create a visual reality of the story, with zigzags to show action, and colors to show excitement and fun. Some of the words are structured to be bigger to emphasis the point, and the position helps create a different perspective. Some parts of the book Mr. Wolf remembers his rules of manners by creating a song. I think this could lead to multiple activities and this will help incorperate music into the class. Not only is this book fun, but it teaches a great lesson about having manners, and not judging people.
i think this book is adorable! i definitely like the pictures and the moral of this story. i would absolutely have this book in my classroom. i also like the way this book is written. it is clear and easy for kids to understand.
ReplyDeleteThis book is a fun twist on all the stories that include a wolf as a bad character. I like that it introduces kids to manners and that everyone, even the guy who people think is bad, should have good manners and can have good manners. The book seems like it visually fun and it helps children follow the meaning behind the book.
ReplyDeleteI have always been a fan of books that show a different perspective and a different side of infamously villainous characters. This is a great book to encourage manners as well as to teach children never to judge a book by its cover. Giving them a different perspective of the big bad wolf allows the student to make their own decision whether or not the wolf is friendly or well, bad.
ReplyDeleteThe Three Little Pigs is a story a lot of kids have heard so its nice when books come out with a counter story showing the good side of the "bad" character. I think its cute how the story is about manners as well! I think this is something I'd read to my pre-k class to teach them some manners!
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