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Pirate John-Wolf
"A fun pirate story about finding your voice and self-confidence." - Mom Read It blog John-Wolf is always afraid… except when he is singing pirate songs at the top of his voice, all alone in his room. One night, John-Wolf dreams that pirates take him to their ship. Will he overcome his fears and become a real pirate? A cheerful picture book about self-confidence and imagination. For rovers and singers, ages 5 and up.
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40 pages, Hardcover
Published July 7, 2017
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July 18, 2017
'Pirate John-Wolf' by Natalie Quintart with art by Philippe Goossens is the story of a timid young dog (not wolf!) who learns to be brave.
John-Wolf, who looks like a dog to me, gets taken advantage of at school. He's too weak to answer the teacher, or stop his lunch from being stolen. But things are different when he is home alone and he can sing songs about brave pirates. One night, he is kidnapped and taken to a pirate ship of Captain Drake. Captain Drake wants John-Wolf to sing a song about him. Can John-Wolf summon up the courage to keep the pirates happy?
It's an odd story, and one could say that John-Wolf picks an odd time to be courageous. It's the kind of time in the real world that could be pretty dangerous, but this is a world of cartoon animals dressed like pirates, so I guess there is no harm. The illustrations are fun, although I'm still wondering why John-Wolf looks like a dog.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
John-Wolf, who looks like a dog to me, gets taken advantage of at school. He's too weak to answer the teacher, or stop his lunch from being stolen. But things are different when he is home alone and he can sing songs about brave pirates. One night, he is kidnapped and taken to a pirate ship of Captain Drake. Captain Drake wants John-Wolf to sing a song about him. Can John-Wolf summon up the courage to keep the pirates happy?
It's an odd story, and one could say that John-Wolf picks an odd time to be courageous. It's the kind of time in the real world that could be pretty dangerous, but this is a world of cartoon animals dressed like pirates, so I guess there is no harm. The illustrations are fun, although I'm still wondering why John-Wolf looks like a dog.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
February 19, 2017
John-Wolf is a very shy, insecure wolf. He does not talk at school, doesn't answer questions and is afraid and nervous if anyone even looks at him. In his room at home he can sing Pirate songs at the top of his lungs and not be afraid or worried. When he has a marvelous and adventurous dream about being kidnapped by pirates one night, he sings in front of them and has fun. The next morning he goes off to school and has developed some self-confidence. This is a cute book that has a great message. I liked the fact that he learns to overcome his shyness and develop self-confidence on his own, but that is not usually what happens. This would be a good book to use with other things when helping a shy child become more self-condident. The illustrations are great. They are very child-friendly, colourful and fun. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
November 26, 2017
Quintart, Natalie Pirate John-Wolf, PICTURE BOOK. Clavis, 2015. $19.
John finds himself feeling weak in many real life situations but at home, pretending to be a pirate he feels strong. When he is kidnapped by pirates, he quickly discovers many pirating situations that make him feel weak as well. When he finally finds his courage its in the form of singing a song that makes fun of the pirates. When he goes home to his real life he is brave.
This was an odd book. I think there may have been some errors in translation, it just doesn’t flow right. The lesson of how making fun of someone can make you strong is completely not appropriate. I would absolutely not add this book to my school library. The illustration seem very low quality as well.
EL(K-3) –NO. Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author
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John finds himself feeling weak in many real life situations but at home, pretending to be a pirate he feels strong. When he is kidnapped by pirates, he quickly discovers many pirating situations that make him feel weak as well. When he finally finds his courage its in the form of singing a song that makes fun of the pirates. When he goes home to his real life he is brave.
This was an odd book. I think there may have been some errors in translation, it just doesn’t flow right. The lesson of how making fun of someone can make you strong is completely not appropriate. I would absolutely not add this book to my school library. The illustration seem very low quality as well.
EL(K-3) –NO. Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017...
June 5, 2017
Plenty of ominous skull and crossbones wallpaper to start, but the first thing seen is a kinda goofy-looking dog dressed as a pirate while the text tells us about how he always feels weak. The only time he feels strong is when he’s playing and singing in his room. Then he’s whisked away to be a real pirate, where he needs to work on his courage. Luckily the pirate captain needs a musical biographer.
A silly quick story intended to help little ones overcome their fears.
A silly quick story intended to help little ones overcome their fears.
September 10, 2017
I choose this book from NetGalley to read to my son who is Autistic and his reading tastes change daily. However, after I showed him the title he wasn't interested in it but I went ahead and gave it a read. The illustrations are cute and it could be confusing that John-Wolf looks more like a dog than a wolf but the story did have a good moral about facing your fears.
I received this book through NetGalley for a honest review.
I received this book through NetGalley for a honest review.
March 17, 2017
I’m not going to beat around the bush. I don’t like this book. John-Wolf is a weakling and scared of everything. One day he gets taken by pirates. He becomes bolder upon learning that the pirates can not read, and uses this to become best friend with the captain. Then at school he is no longer a weakling. I find no redemption. No John-wolf gaining strength from using his powers of reading to help others. I see someone who was bullied, becoming a bully himself. It's not a story I like, or I would put in my library.
February 15, 2017
I received an electronic copy of this book from Netgalley in return for an honest review.
John-Wolf lacks confidence except when he sings songs about pirates alone in his room. One night he visits a pirate ship in his dreams. He is initially tormented by the pirates but then shares adventures with them and gains their admiration. When he returns to the real world, he has confidence and no longer feels scared. The pirate illustrations and characters are well done. It's a fun book, great for kids who are shy.
John-Wolf lacks confidence except when he sings songs about pirates alone in his room. One night he visits a pirate ship in his dreams. He is initially tormented by the pirates but then shares adventures with them and gains their admiration. When he returns to the real world, he has confidence and no longer feels scared. The pirate illustrations and characters are well done. It's a fun book, great for kids who are shy.
February 16, 2017
I wasn't a huge fan of this book but the images are very nice, lovely, bright and clear. For me the ending was much better than the start and wasn't too much of a fan of some of the scenes in between. 3 stars for the image quality alone.
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