“The Wolf is not invited” is a book written by Avril McDonald and illustrated by Tatiana Minina. It is a book in the Feel Brave Series and is designed to help children explore and begin to understand some of the challenging emotions that they might face in everyday experiences. Issues of anxiety, bullying, grief, fear, and building confidence are explored in this series. These wonderfully written stories look at feelings that are common to all of us. The stories and illustrations stir up feelings of empathy and assist in helping to build resiliency in children. Big feelings . . . big issues . . . big emotions. Coping skills are encouraged by discussion questions at the end of each book. Teacher guides are also available.
Let’s get back to “The Wolf is not invited.” Have you ever had the feeling of being left out? Wolfgang is playing with his best friend, Catreen, when another friend comes along and suddenly, the Wolf is not invited! Feeling alone and discouraged Wolfgang gets some helpful advice from Spider and gains some self-confidence and learns a few new things about himself.
Listen as author, Avril McDonald tells the story, "The Wolf is not invited."
I shelved this book today, but I will be sure to show you where it is when we are back together again.
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