The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids

by Brothers Grimm

Overview

The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids is a fairy tale that strongly resembles The Three Little Pigs and elements of Little Red Riding Hood. In it, a mother goat leaves her kids home alone, warning them not to open the door. A Big Bad Wolf shows up and tries to talk his way in, but the kids hold fast. When the wolf finally gets past the door through trickery, he eats all but one of the kids. The mother goat returns to find the wolf sleeping under a tree. With the help of the one child who wasn't eaten she rescues the remaining six with the help of a pair of scissors and some large rocks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974995707
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	10/17/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	26
File size:	232 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), were German academics and authors who collected and published folk tales during the 19th century. They popularized such stories as Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, and Snow White. Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales was published in 1812.

Place of Birth:

Hanau, Germany

Place of Death:

Berlin, Germany

Read an Excerpt

There once was a mother goat who had seven kids. She loved them all very much.

One day the mother goat needed to get food for her hungry children. She called them together and said, “Children, I’m going out. Keep the door locked and do not let the wolf in. He wants to eat you! He’s very sneaky so he might wear a disguise. But you will know hi, by his deep voice and black paws.”

“Yes, Mama,” said the seven kids, “we promise to be very careful. Don’t worry about us.” And so the mother goat went out.

Not long after this, someone knocked at the door and said in a deep voice, “Open up, children, it’s your mother. I have a treat for each of you.”

Editorial Reviews

Watts complements a classic folktale with a quaint, warmly detailed country setting and cast of bipedal animals. Ages 5-8. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

PreS-Gr 3A newly illustrated version of the folktale in which a mother goat warns her youngsters not to let anyone in while she is away, only to find that they have been duped by a wicked wolf and that six of them have been eaten. This straightforward version is complemented by quaint, colorful illustrations with just the right Old World charm. The oversized pages have many endearing details for little eyes to pore over. Older readers may enjoy the more humorous illustrations in Eric Kimmel's Nanny Goat and the Seven Little Kids (Holiday, 1990), but this is an adequate addition.Lisa S. Murphy, formerly at Dauphin County Library System, Harrisburg, PA

School Library Journal

This tale hasn't gotten nearly as much picture-book coverage as some of the Grimms' more popular works; perhaps because it's hard to depict that nasty scene in which the mother goat cuts the wolf open, lets out her kids, and sews stones in the wolf's stomach. Watts manages it here with a certain amount of decorum--the double-page spread shows the kids running free and the wolf already sewn up. Libraries needing a version of the story will find this one perfectly adequate. The text is straightforward, and the oversize pictures have a folksy quality that seems just right.

Ilene Cooper

"A pretty little series...with bright colorful illustrations—all very artistically done." —Parade

"The fanciful illustrations and small square format make the series especially inviting." —Publishers Weekly

"Burstingly colorful paintings." —Daily News

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