Diary of a Big Bad Wolf: Your favourite fairytales from a hilarious new point of view!

By Author / Illustrator

Ben Miller, Elisa Paganelli

Genre

Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Age range(s)

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

ISBN

9781398530362

Format

Hardback

Published

14-03-2024

Synopsis

Your favourite fairytales from a BIG, BAD point of view! The instant bestseller from Ben Miller - out now!

The big, bad wolf hasn't had a great winter. He's cold, lonely and hungry . . . But things are about to change - he's going to take the Fairytale Woods by STORM.

But while he knows he's BIG and BAD, no one else seems to be scared of him; they just keep meddling with his plans - the troll under the bridge, the three annoying pigs, and that pesky Little Red Riding Hood! This is going to take all his brain power and his most cunning smile, to catch Grandma and reclaim his place at the top of the food chain!

Turn the page, share the adventure in a hilarious and magical story for all the family, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli.

Reviews

Just read the first chapter of Diary of a Big Bad Wolf and you will be HOOKED! Join Wolf as he prepares for the start of Spring - a time where he plans to eat as much meat and fairytale characters as he can imagine. There’s just one thing.. It doesn’t go quite to plan and time and time again things go wrong and he ends up hungry. Showing that he is the most resilient creature in the woods, he keeps going even after failing, being tricked, lied to and laughed at. Will it be the happy ending that he dreams of? Or will the fairytale characters including; Little Red, Three Little Pigs and the Witch be the reason for his failings?

A wonderfully presented tale written in daily diary entries which truly reflect the personal challenges being a Bad Wolf entails. Children will love the humour and expression this book brings. It is a great book to grab the engagement of more reluctant but able readers who can break up their reading by focusing on the short diary entries.. However I'm pretty sure once they start reading, they won't stop!

240 pages / Reviewed by Maria Faithorn, teacher