Lone Wolf Goes To The Library
Written by Kiah Thomas and Illustrated by K-Fai Steele
★"Anxious, antisocial Wolf avoids, then confronts, a crisis involving an overdue book. . . The tightly focused sentences move briskly in Thomas and Steele’s third wryly clever installment; developing readers will giggle while eagerly turning pages. The art again perfectly suits the droll, understated text as googly-eyed, squat kids and a desiccated, grumpy librarian join the crotchety but somehow cuddly Wolf. (His book choices? A Room of One’s Own and Howl.) The human cast is diverse.
Another can’t-miss outing with an irresistible, introverted antihero."
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Wolf['s] energy is Oscar the Grouch meets Wile E. Coyote. . . Fans of the first two series outings will appreciate the appearance of recurring characters . . . but each book’s dry, off-kilter situational humor stands on its own merits. Steele’s watercolor and pencil illustrations have a classic cartoon appeal. . . . A sequence of illustrations in which Wolf tries to avoid a “snotty little boy” whose mucus subsequently befouls the library’s book return chute is LOL funny as is the look of horror on Wolf’s face when the driver of a nearly empty bus proposes a singalong. These transitional readers will appeal to kids who like their humor with a heavy dose of irony."
—The Horn Book
"[Wolf's] plans go hilariously awry. . . [P]erfect for readers just beginning to branch into longer stories. Watercolor and pencil illustrations bring humor to every page, especially in scenes where the illustrations playfully contradict the narration. . . . A funny, charming addition to early chapter book collections that’s sure to delight young readers."
—School Library Journal