[ 책 소개 ]

* Kate Greenaway Medal 수상작
* ALA Notable Children's Books
* Blue Hen Book Award Master List
* Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honor Book
* CBC/USBBY Outstanding International Book
* Kirkus Editor's Choice
* NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
* Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
* Virginia Readers’ Choice Award


토끼가 도서관에 갑니다. 토끼가 고른 책은 늑대에 관한 책이네요. 책 속엔 늑대에 대한 여러 가지 사실이 적혀 있답니다. 무리 지어 사는 곳, 몸의 특징 (날카로운 발톱과 털이 많은 꼬리와 빽빽한 털, 수많은 이빨과 강한 턱 등), 그리고 식성에 대해 쓰여 있죠. 늑대는 육식을 해서 사슴이나 들소 같은 큰 먹이를 사냥하는데 물론 비버, 들쥐 같은 작은 동물도 좋아한답니다. 그리고 토끼도… 책을 읽는 토끼 곁으로 점점 늑대가 가까이 오는 것을 보면서 스릴과 재미를 느낄 수 있습니다. 그런데 책을 읽던 토끼는 어떻게 된 것일까요? 토끼가 읽던 책이 온통 날카로운 발톱으로 긁혀 있네요. 하지만 작가는 여기서 책을 읽는 독자를 배려하는 글을 남깁니다. 이 책을 만드는 동안 토끼가 잡혀 먹지 않았다는 점을요. 또한 민감한 독자를 위해 다른 결말도 제시해줍니다. 운 좋게도 이 늑대는 채식주의자여서 토끼와 같이 잼 샌드위치를 나눠먹고 가장 친한 친구가 되어 행복하게 살았다고요. 책 뒤편엔 여러 우편물과 함께 도서관에서 온 연체를 알리는 편지가 있네요. 과연 토끼에게 무슨 일이 일어난 걸까요?

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What is 페이퍼백? 표지가 두꺼운 판지나 보드지가 아닌 비교적 얇은 종이를 사용해서 만든 책이며, 실박음질 대신에 풀로 제본처리하는 경우가 많습니다. 일반적으로 하드커버나 보드북에 비해서 가격이 저렴합니다. 소프트커버로 불리우기도 합니다. 책의 이음새 부분이 접히거나 휘는 내구성이 그리 좋지는 않은 책입니다.

페이퍼백, 영국 오리지널 출간 10주년 기념판입니다.






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Edition: Paperback: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1447299701
ISBN-13: 978-1447299707
책 크기: 26 cm x 22.6 cm



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Book Description
Rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the library. He can't put it down! But soon a sinister figure with sharp claws and a bushy tail starts to creep right off the pages. You won't believe your eyes - but if you're a rabbit, you probably should. Brilliantly witty, ingeniously constructed, and with amazing artwork throughout, Wolves has thrilled critics and booksellers alike. Wolves was Emily Gravett's debut book, and with it she won both the Macmillan Prize for Illustration and her first Kate Greenaway Award. Wolves 10th Anniversary Edition celebrates the inventiveness and beauty that made the original such a classic. It features an additional mini book to cut out and keep; it's called 10 Little Rabbits, and it's Wolf's favourite book ...


From Booklist
The story couldn't be simpler: a rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the Public Burrowing Library. Lost in the pages of his good book as he strolls home, the rabbit fails to recognize that he has encountered the real thing--an honest-to-goodness, knife-and-fork-wielding, big bad you-know-what. But not to worry. This is a postmodern picture book that has fun with narrative convention; there's an alternate ending, accompanied by playful interjections from the author-illustrator (who bills herself as "Emily Grrrabbit" on the title page). Wolves is a long way from being The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, but it's a bit of a lark for younger readers and listeners, and its sly celebration of libraries and reading is a treat for older ones.


School Library Journal
Starred Review. This imaginative, cleverly designed story unfolds in a delectable blend of spare text and eloquent multimedia illustrations. A textured welcome mat serves as background for title and publisher information, the pages feel somewhat scratchy, and the wolves are expressively drawn with charcoal pencil. In the story, Rabbit borrows Wolves by Emily Grrrabbit from the West Bucks Public Burrowing Library and leaves with his nose already stuck in the red book. His long, wavy ears ooze movement. The author ingeniously develops her story on two levels: children will absorb the information that the rabbit is reading--An adult wolf has forty-two teeth--but also enjoy the suspenseful tale of what is happening to the rabbit as he walks along. As a real wolf becomes gradually more threatening, Rabbit becomes progressively smaller. Expressive illustrations show him obliviously walking up a bushy tail onto the back, and then the snout, of a wolf; but it is the uh-oh expression on his face as he slowly realizes that he is in trouble that is so piercingly vivid. The following page depicts a partially eaten book, and no rabbit. However, the author then reassures readers that no rabbits were eaten during the making of this book and thoughtfully provides an alternative ending for sensitive children. This delightful picture book is best shared with children who can appreciate the sly humor.