This book is a spin off of The Boy Who Cried Wolf tale but it is also a modern fantasy because the animals in this story are talking. The wolf thinks the town is boring so he goes to around telling everyone jokes that a boy is after him and they all stop what they're doing to help but then notice eh lied. The wolf does it again, and the people try to help again but still no boy. This time the town did not believe him and no one helped when there really was a boy. The boy actually ended up being the animals dressed in a boy costume to prove to the wolf not to joke about serious issues.
I would use this book to show how playing tricks on people is not always a good idea. I can use this as a book to listen to the students read to check for fluency because there are not mnay difficult words that should make a 3-5th grader confused. It also shows how even the bigger animals who think they are really tough and get scared every once in a while. We will discuss that issue, as well as talk about when it is right to joke and when would it be a bad time to play a joke. A few days before April Fools Day would be a good time to go over this topic to gets students thinking about potential pranks that are not hazardous! :)
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