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The Big Bad Wolf in My House

Valérie Fontaine

$18.95
SKU:
9781773065014
UPC:
9781773065014
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Published by:
Groundwood Books
Illustrated by:
Nathalie Dion
Translated by:
Shelley Tanaka
Pub date:
03/02/2021
Binding type:
Hardcover
Pages:
32
ISBN:
9781773065014
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A young girl describes what it's like when her mom's new friend comes to stay -- a moving story about domestic violence that ends on a hopeful note.

The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn't smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but the wolf is unpredictable, throwing plates on the floor, yelling at her mother and holding the girl's arm so tightly she is left with bruises. Whenever the yelling begins, she hides under the covers in her room.

How will she and her mom cope as the wolf becomes increasingly fierce?

Val rie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion have created a powerful, moving story about violence in the home that ends on a note of hope.