Literary Text The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Other Aesop Fables, (Paperback)

from Courtney_East

This is a great book for children to learn the importance of telling the truth. It is about a boy who always either lies or stretches the truth. Whenever you lie enough, people tend to stop believing you. This shows kids that you need to always be honest in order for people to trust you before it...

from Ashley_Peterson

I liked that in this version the boy who cried wolf was doing it to have another boy come hang out and spend the day with him. And although I loved the last pages illustration of the sheep all hiding up in the tree the boy would sit under each day, I did feel that it needed like one more closing ...

from ckarmstr1

Out of boredom, the little shepherd boy creates some excitement. He begins to should "WOLF!" In response, the townsfolk run with rakes and other forms of weapons to protect the boy and his sheep. There was no wolf. The next day out of boredom, the boy does the same thing, but this time he claims ...

from jessica_haynes

"Nothing ever happens here," the shepherd thinks. But the bored boy knows what would be exciting: He cries that a wolf is after his sheep, and the town's people come running. How often can that trick work, though? B.G. Hennessy's retelling of this timeless fable is infused with fanciful whimsy th...

from hfetty1

 I thought this was such a cute rendition of The Boy who Cried Wolf! The illustrations are adorable and absolutely enhance the story. The illustration on pages 21 and 22 to me sort of show a symbolic relationship of what may potentially happen as a result of him continuing to 'call wolf', as his ...