Miss Understood

by Kathryn Apel, Beau Wylie (Illustrator)

I'm the wolf, Miss Understood.
You think I'm bad, but I am good.
Those little pigs told you a porker -
made it sound like I'm a stalker!

Is the wolf really as BIG and BAD as she seems? Or is she just... misunderstood?

An irresistible story about being accepted for who you really are.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 1, 2022

About the author

Kathryn Apel is an Aussie children's author who writes too much. She paints pictures with words, because much as she'd love to, Kat can't draw. Kat's goal is to find the perfect word for every situation. Sometimes that's a lot harder than you think!

Kat's Books;

VERSE NOVELS:
What Snail Know
Too Many Friends
Bully on the Bus
On Track

PICTURE BOOKS:
Mad Cows
Miss Understood
The Bird in the Herd
Up and Down on a Rainy Day
This is the Mud!

CHAPTER BOOK:
Fencing with Fear

Reviews

[Laura Farrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

A retelling of a sort of the 3 little pigs from the wolf persective, where the wold has alergies and he sneezes the houses down. The pigs then spread rumours about how bad the wolf is. It makes him feel segregated and left out. He cant join the grannies knitting group, he was blamed for Red Riding Hoods Granny.
It really shares in a light hearted way the damage that spreading rumours without knowing both sides of the story can cause. I wish this book was around when I was young.
5Stars.

[Fatima Seraj Alam · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have read classic tales such as The Three Pigs, Red Riding Hood and The Little Boy who cried Wolf, you will enjoy this hilarious poetry from the poor wolf’s perspective who is misunderstood.

[Rory H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands up if you like fractured fairytales 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋. They are my favourite type of picture book because when they are good they are brilliant.

Think about some of the classics like Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. It's original yet familiar, it's clever, it's funny, it just stands out.

MISS UNDERSTOOD by Kathryn Apel and Beau Wylie is the same. There are a lot of brilliant books about the Big Bad Wolf, yet in a sea of brilliant books this one stands out. It ties together so many tales and it does it in clever witty rhyme that is paired with great illustrations. A must have for any b0okshelf.

[DonutKnow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! A great alternate story of the ‘big bad wolf’ ❤️

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. But I found this sad. It was also a bit to “adult”
In humour for miss 3