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Overview
They were bad. Oh yes, those boys were real bad.
On the run again, wolves Willy and Wally have the perfect plan.
Cleverly disguised in womanly wool-wear, they slip into the sheep flock -- a hide-out "on the lam." A foolproof plan indeed . . . especially for securing a lamb chop or two. But when those bad boys -- rather, Willimina and Wallanda -- meet their match in the form of three savvy sheep, the truth is only a close shave away.
Margie Palatini and Henry Cole, the team behind the hilarious moosetache and mooseltoe, have created a madcap fairy-tale read-aloud sure to entertain young readers.
Two hungry wolves in disguise attempt to raid a sheep farm.
Synopsis
Wally and Willy are on the lam again. But as Willimina and Wallanda, they're free and clear . . . or are they? These cleverly disguised wolves think they can fool an entire flock with their womanly wool-wear, but three savvy sheep expose their plan. It looks like another close shave for these baa-aad boys!
Publishers Weekly
Two wolves "go on the lam," dressing as sheep and infiltrating a flock. "Palatini's flair for puns and arch repartee shines through every exchange," said PW's starred review. "The ever-waggish Cole advances the plot with his own steady stream of visual humor." Ages 4-7. (Sept.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“The wordplay flies fast and thick throughout this text and it’s dead–on for a young audience.Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The wordplay flies fast and thick throughout this text and it’s deadon for a young audience.Publishers Weekly
Two wolves "go on the lam," dressing as sheep and infiltrating a flock. "Palatini's flair for puns and arch repartee shines through every exchange," said PW's starred review. "The ever-waggish Cole advances the plot with his own steady stream of visual humor." Ages 4-7. (Sept.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.Children's Literature
Those "really bad boys," Willy and Wally Wolf, on the run from Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, decide the perfect hideout is with a flock of sheep, where "eats were included." Palatini's puns fly everywhere (one flock member is Meryl Sheep) as Willy and Wally try to fool the other ewes while restraining their appetites. Clever Betty Mutton, however, leads them to the shearing, where they are embarrassingly exposed. After their "close shave," they have a long wait until their hair grows back. Cole's jolly colored drawings keep the background simple so that the gestures and expression of the characters remain front and center. Betty Mutton is more than a match for the Bad Boys with her proper string of pearls and pill-box hat. The verbal and visual slapstick fun is really for all ages. 2003, Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers, Ages 4 to 8.— Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz