Mr. Wolf's Pancakes

Title: Mr. Wolf's Pancakes
Author/Illistrator: Jen Fearnley
Publisher:Tandem Library 2001
Pages: 28
Genre: Folklore

Rating: Early Elementary 4 (recommended)
This book is a K-2 reading level. This book has lengthy text along with illustrations on every page that are very appealing to the eye. I rate this book a 4 because it has a serious of events that can be fun to follow along and you never know what is going to happen next. Early elementary students would love this book.

Summary:
This book is about Mr. Wolf and he wants to make pancakes for breakfast but doesn't know where to start. He then goes on an adventure asking his neighbors. He asked Chicken Little, Wee Willy Winkle, the Gingerbread man, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Three Little Pigs to ask what he should do. All of his neighbors didn't help him so he had to figure it out himself. After a while, Mr. Wolf figures out how to make them and he makes a HUGE pile of pancakes. His neighbors smell the pancakes and calls Mr. Wolf asking if he will share his pancakes but he gets his just "desserts".

Educational Purpose:
When I read this book it makes me think of being a bully and excluding people. After I were to read this book to my students I would ask them if not helping out a "neighbor" or a friend is nice? What are ways we can help our friends? How can we include them? I feel this would be a great lesson when teaching students how to treat others with respect. I would also make pancakes during this lesson and SHARE with all the students so they get the full effect.