There Are No Scary Wolves by Hyewon Yum

Yum, Hyewon.  There Are No Scary Wolves, 40 pages. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. PICTURE BOOK.  $16.99.  Language-G; Sexual Content-G; Violence-G; Inside book cover: “Sometimes a boy just wants to go outside all by himself.  And if he’s wearing his sweater and boots and cape, and he feels absolutely big, what’s to stop him?”  This book entertains the thought of how dark and worrisome the world can be when Mom isn’t around.  “What if there are ….scary wolves?”   The author touches on the concept of how real and imaginary thoughts can sometimes be confused.  The story is unique and the illustrator helps the reader to understand between real and imagined parts of the story by using different colored backgrounds.  We enjoyed reading this book and discussing fears, safety, etc at the conclusion of the book.  EL (K-3)  ADVISABLE. Reviewer: SL