The Fish Who Cried Wolf

We recently got this book. While it is a cute story and the pictures are adorable, I think the message of the "boy who cried wolf" is a bit lost in this iteration. I had seen the book at the Monterey Aquarium but my husband didn't want to make our luggage weigh any more than it already did so I wrote down the title/author and ordered it via Amazon instead (better price!). I was really hoping for my 3 yr old to get the message of the "boy who cried wolf" to know that he should not fuss and cry unless it is really urgent or else it loses meaning... but I don't think this is the book to deliver that message. Regardless, we still enjoy it and I have tried to explain the message to him but I think it is too lost in the story for him to get. Still a fun, cute book.

We love Julia Donaldson's books and own a fair amount of her books. This one is the first we have come across that just didn't amaze or amuse. She is an amazing writer but you can skip this one.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler quickly became my 3 year old twin boys' favorite author/illustrator team with wonderful books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, Where's My Mom, and The Spiffiest Giant in Town. I even bought a set of these books for my 5 year old nephew because he loved them and asked for copies of his own. The Fish Who Cried Wolf definitely does not disappoint and is currently at the top of the Most Requested Books List in our home. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is engaging for kids as well as adults. I can read this story again and again and my boys never tire of hearing it as well as the other books created by this fabulous team of Donaldson and Scheffler. Definitely buy this book. You will not be disappointed.

another good book by Julia Donaldson

I accidentally purchased 2 copies, since the title was different. Who knows why they did that.Sweet story, beautiful illustrations.

For a gift.

I love all Julia Donaldson's books. I think we have read them all now.

this is my grandson's 2nd. book.The first one was dropped in the bath tub.He was so upset!He is now 4 years old now,This book has been read to himsince he was two, He knows the book by heart.

This book was very well written. My 7 year old grandson enjoyed the story very much and certainly learned why he should not cry wolf.