“Big Wolf and Little Wolf” written
by Nadine Brun-Cosme, was originally published in France. In the book, Big Wolf lives under a tree all
alone. One day, a little wolf comes to
join him and begins to mimic all of the actions of the Big Wolf. At first, Big Wolf is not sure what to do,
and does not talk to Little Wolf. Big
Wolf does give Little Wolf some food and a bit of his blanket. Big Wolf walks to the forest, but when he returns
Little Wolf is gone. Big Wolf realizes
how much he enjoyed the company and how lonely he was without it. Little Wolf comes back to the tree and both
wolves decide to live there together to ease their loneliness.
I really liked the transformation
that can be seen in the Big Wolf in this book.
At first he is stand off-ish and unwelcoming to his visitor. As I read the book I witnessed him transform
into a loving and kind wolf. I enjoyed
that this book’s main idea what that you should always appreciate what you have
before you lose it. It reminded me to
enjoy the people around me while I have them, because I will miss them once
they are gone. Since the book was
translated from its original language of French, there were a few ways in which
things were written that I didn’t like.
The author seemed to use a choppy style that did not always sound fluent
and cohesive.
I think being recently engaged affected
me as I was reading this book. It’s easy
in this phase of life to just want to “get through” all that I’m dealing with,
but I don’t stop to think about the fact that I will miss this phase of life
once it is gone. Although “Big Wolf and
Little Wolf” is a simple children’s story, it really made me think about the
perspective I’ve held in life over the past month. I think that I enjoyed this book more because
of the personal life lessons I was able to take away from the story.
This book did not remind me of
other books I have read that were published in other countries. Even though there were a few moments where
the word choice was not consistent with the rest of the book, the overall story
was powerful and easy to understand.
Since the book did not have any specific cultural references to French
culture, it was easy to understand.
In reading this book, I realized
that children’s literature holds lessons that are important for adults to
learn. I used to think that children’s
literature had simple life-lessons for children to learn, but now I realize
that it also offers deep life lessons that all people need to be reminded
of. The lesson that one should always
appreciate what they have is a lesson that I need to be reminded of daily.
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