A welcome reissue of a favourite story for all young readers who like their food and who understand the importance of sharing! Mr Wolf loves pancakes. He’s sure he can make himself a tasty batch but he is not certain of the recipe. Perhaps his neighbours can help? When no one offers to help him, Mr Wolf takes control and makes his own pancakes. They are delicious. And guess who wants to eat them? Gentle illustrations mach the story perfectly.
Join Mr Wolf in the kitchen as he gets into lots of trouble making pancakes in this funny, illustrated picture book from Jan Fearnley, perfect for pancake day or as a bedtime story all year round.
Mr Wolf fancies some tasty pancakes but he doesn't know how to make them! Asking his neighbours is of no use - they're a mean and horrible lot who refuse to help. Poor Mr Wolf! He has to work it out all by himself. But what happens when those nasty neighbours want to help Mr Wolf eat his delicious pancakes?
A brilliantly funny twist on well-loved fairytale classics such as The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood, this children's picture book is packed full of fun and humour and will have young readers howling with laughter.
Perfect for cosying up to read at bedtime and great fun to read aloud, this is the perfect pancake day picture book for children aged 3 years and up.
Look out for Mr Wolf's other adventures: Mr Wolf and the Three Bears and Mr Wolf and the Enormous Turnip
Kids will love Fearnley's use of favorite characters as well as her sympathetic wolf and the savory surprise ending. Chipper watercolors depict a sunny storybook town where denizens shop at Old Mother Hubbard's General Store and Simple Simon's Pie & Cake Emporium. A gleeful twist on a nursery staple. -- Publishers Weekly
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About Jan Fearnley
Jan Fearnley is a popular author and illustrator whose three Mr Wolf picture books are much loved and have sold over 100,000 copies in the UK alone. She won the AOI Gold Award in 2002 for Mr Wolf and the Three Bears. She has written and illustrated several other picture books for Egmont, including Little Robin Red Vest, A Perfect Day for It and Just Like You. Jan lives in New Malden, Surrey with her husband.
Click here to read a Q&A with the author from top children's publisher Egmont.
