Wolf Wanted

Wolf Wanted

by Ana Maria Machado

Summary: A human named Manny Wolf answers a job application that says "Wolf wanted" and gets a job answering the applications of the wolves from literature who apply for the job.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The first applicants are wolves from literature who are depicted as bad. Later, wolves that have depicted as good apply. A dog lover once brought to my attention that wolves have a bad reputation in literature but that some wolves are gentle and a generation away from a house dog. There are wolves in Alaska that have not attacked humans even after being provoked. The end contains a spread of wolves and the dog family around the world. It is a shame that parts of the text are difficult to read over the images.

Interest Level: ages 2-4, grades K-3, grades 4-6
Reading Level: grade 3