Wolfgran
Published on 1. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-86278-730-1 (ISBN)
Description
A sequel to the story of Little Red Riding Hood, Wolfgran is a wonderfully irreverent take on the world of fairy tales. Granny has sold her house to the three little pigs and moved into the Happy- Ever-After Home for Retirement Characters from Fairy Tales. But the Big Bad Wolf is still on her trail!
Disguised as a little old lady, the Wolf is causing mayhem as he prowls the city streets, swallowing anybody who gets in his way, including several very polite policemen. Hot on his case are Chief Inspector Plonker, who thinks he has a werewolf on his hands, Sergeant Snoop, who has to melt down his darts trophy to make silver bullets, and a very clever little girl guide in a red hood. But will they get to the wolf before he gets Granny? And who will let all those little old ladies out of their cells in time for bingo?
'Finbar O'Connor's funny and well-written debut, Wolfgran ... will make a great stocking filler for eight to eleven year olds.' Dermot Bulger, Evening Herald
Disguised as a little old lady, the Wolf is causing mayhem as he prowls the city streets, swallowing anybody who gets in his way, including several very polite policemen. Hot on his case are Chief Inspector Plonker, who thinks he has a werewolf on his hands, Sergeant Snoop, who has to melt down his darts trophy to make silver bullets, and a very clever little girl guide in a red hood. But will they get to the wolf before he gets Granny? And who will let all those little old ladies out of their cells in time for bingo?
'Finbar O'Connor's funny and well-written debut, Wolfgran ... will make a great stocking filler for eight to eleven year olds.' Dermot Bulger, Evening Herald
Reviews / Votes
every aspect of Wolfgran is dedicated to amusing its audience. From the bright new cover to the cartoon-style illustrations that perfectly compliment the humour of the plot and dialogue ... an ideal story for parent and child bed-time reading -- The Looking Glass a welcome reissue -- Evening Echo Finbar O'Connor's funny and well-written debut, Wolfgran ... will make a great stocking filler for eight to eleven year olds. -- Dermot Bolger (Author) * Evening Herald * there are many new takes on well-loved fairy tales around at the moment and this is one of the cleverest ... hilarious and very clever -- parentsinTouch.co.ukMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 8 years, Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
20 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
98 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86278-730-1 (9780862787301)
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Finbar O'Connor is the author of Wolfgran, in the O'Brien Red Flag Series for readers age 8+. He grew up in Finglas, Dublin and went to Trinity College Dublin, where he studied French and English, after which he went to work as a librarian for Dublin City Libraries.
He is married and has two daughters, Esme and Freya. Finbar's hobbies are music, natural history and writing. His favourite authors are PG Wodehouse, JRR Tolkien, Flann O'Brien, and Terry Pratchett. His ambition is to make a living out of one of his hobbies. Wolfgran, Finbar's first book for children, was published in September 2001.
He is married and has two daughters, Esme and Freya. Finbar's hobbies are music, natural history and writing. His favourite authors are PG Wodehouse, JRR Tolkien, Flann O'Brien, and Terry Pratchett. His ambition is to make a living out of one of his hobbies. Wolfgran, Finbar's first book for children, was published in September 2001.