Dear Little Lamb

by Kempter Christa, WELDIN FRAUKE (Illustrator)

When Little Lamb gets a letter from a mysterious friend, it seems innocent enough. But when Mama Sheep gets suspicious and tracks down lamb's pen pal, she puts an end to the letter writing in no uncertain terms! Now, how will this small, tender, fluffy Little Lamb find a friend?

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 24, 2006

Reviews

[Petra X · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grooming for food not sex!

The illustrations in this book are superlative, and the idea of the story - a wolf becoming the penpal of a 'delicious' little lamb in order to eat him all up - is also excellent. The illustrations never let you down, but the story doesn't quite work mostly because it gets all pc about little ones not having friends that mummy doesn't approve of.

I get really fed-up with the pc element of modern children's books. I grew up on Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Winnie-the-Pooh, the Little Mermaid (not the atrocious Disney version, but the original one in which the Little Mermaid commits suicide when she isn't the one the prince chooses to marry), What Katy Did, Treasure Island, and other totally non-pc stories that didn't contain a moral lesson.

I think stories that entertain are far more likely to inspire a love of books than ones that never lose an opportunity to push education or the 'moral' values of the author, and anyway, what's wrong with sheer entertainment and a bit of an excited shiver over the predicament of the hero and the truly evil villain?

[babyhippoface · Rating 2 out of 5]

Little Lamb gets a letter from someone who says he wants to be his friend. How exciting! So Little Lamb writes back, and a pen pal-type friendship is formed. Soon, Little Lamb's new friend wants to meet, but in private. Little Lamb is unaware that the letters are from Wolf, who has been watching him through binoculars. Yep, Wolf wants to eat Little Lamb, and yep, this book is a metaphor for dealing with online predators.

Weird. I understand what the author was trying to do, and she did a pretty good job of "disguising" it so that it doesn't look like a "social issues" book. If someone needs a book tackling this subject with little kids, this will fill the bill.

But it's still weird.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought this book was cute. I liked the illustrations, especially the little lamb--he was adorable! I am a big sucker for little lambs (especially since my maiden name IS Lamb!). The story left a little wanting at the end, though it was a fun twist to have the lamb family move to Australia, the wolf having been the one to introduce that idea in the first place. I also liked that the momma lamb was overprotective and kept her little lamb safe, since I too can be a momma bear when it comes to keeping my 'lil bear cubs safe! :)

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh boy! Umm...Wolfgang has a pretty cool name, but man, he's such a creeper! He watches the little lamb out of a telescope and writes letters to it. They become 'friends' and Wolfgang wants to meet up with (EAT) the little lamb. Fortunately, the parents get Little Lamb out of the country as fast as possible. =) Seriously though, that's creepy---wolves these days >_>

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story about the dangers of anonymous pen pals...

[Tam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Neither my 4-year-old nor myself liked this book. I think there were too many words/sentences to keep my child's attention, especially since there wasn't a great storyline.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the illustrations again the cover is what drew me to this book...the story is just as well done as the illustrations.

[Sabrina Wannet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leuk boek om te voorlezen. Leuk verhaal waarbij moeder schaap de wolf snel doorheeft en hem beetneemt