Wolf and Dog

Wolf en Hond

by Sylvia Vanden Heede, Marije Tolman (Illustrator)

Wolf and Dog are cousins.
Wolf is wild and Dog is tame.
Wolf lives in a forest on top of a hill.
Dog doesn’t. Dog has a basket. And a boss.

Genres: Poetry, Animals, Picture Books, Childrens, Chapter Books, Friendship, Dogs

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2009

About the author

Sylvia grew up in Flemish family
She submitted her first book "De Spiegelplas" in 1985
Sylvia became famous mainly for her award-winning books about Fox and Hare

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book! I'd classify it as early middle grade, with big font and gorgeous illustrations. Each chapter is a short story with short sentences. Each chapter reads like a fable, and ties in to those before it. This is the story of two "frenemies" - dog and wolf - cousins - similar yet oh so different. There is lots of word play, rhyming, humour and cleverness here. Lots to keep children giggling and thinking about relationships and life.

[Pieter Decuyper · Rating 2 out of 5]

Je duidelijk afzetten tegen Vos en Haas maar dan ook duidelijk een stuk minder van niveau dan die andere kinderboekenreeks. Vaak boeien de verhaaltjes maar matig en er zit ook een gemene ondertoon in de plagerijen of pesterijen. Mijn zoontje vond het niet altijd even leuk...

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very charming and funny, nice integration of rhyming patterns and other reading/writing concepts. Highly recommend as transitional chapter book or reader.

[Eli Bishop · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this little hardcover children's book totally at random and it charmed my socks off. It's the kind of hang-out stories I associate with Frog and Toad, or Frances the Badger, but the latter is particularly appropriate because both the love of wordplay (kudos to the translator for dealing pretty well with the puns and songs) and the feeling that potentially risky things are also fun to think about (the otherwise straight-laced little Dog uses booze to help him bark, and Wolf might decide to actually be dangerous at any moment) strongly recall the late great Russell Hoban. The narration and dialogue are extremely fun to read out loud, and Tolman's drawings are just a joy.

[Angelina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kinda disappointing as it seemed interesting when I bumped into it in the library. The stories were a bit weird and boring and there was an underlying meanness at times that I disliked. Not sure what kids will make of this.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dog and wolf try to outsmart each other.

I thought this was an unusual / clever / sweet series of short stories with good illustrations.

Reading time around thirty minutes.

[Veerle Rober · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Told in poem form, this is a mix of stories about domesticated Dog and Wild Wolf.

[Sharon Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was sooooooooooooooooooooo good I like how the first chapter said BACON!

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

This beginning chapter book from The Netherlands takes the "cousin-ship" of dogs and wolves literally and uses their divergent personalities to build stories upon. The first chapter is titled "Bacon" and begins:

"Dog is Wolf's cousin.
Wolf is Dog's cousin. That's strange because:

Wolf is wild.
And Dog is tame.

Wolf lives in a forest on top of a hill
Dog doesn't.
Dog has a basket.
And a boss."


Wolf is hungry and will try most anything to trick some meat out of cousin Dog.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to buy a copy of this. I borrowed it from the library. I've got an obsession with books of this genre. (Frog and Toad, Snake and Lizard, etc) This is yet another that I absolutely adored. Brimming with character, wit, quirkily glorious illustrations. I love!

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Franki Sibberson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Fun--Frog and Toad like--book.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first started reading this book, I wasn't so sure about it. As I got into it though, I started to enjoy reading it. I liked the frequent conflict between Wolf and Dog.

[Meghan Nels · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entertaining novel in verse about the friendship of two cousins - wolf and dog.

[Patricia Bellchambers · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesommmmmeeee!!!!!!!!