Eye of the Wolf

I absaloutely loved it and was quickly transported to the other countries and places that DanielPennac describes with such succinctness and economy of language. The names of the animals were wonderful and I can imagine children easily identifying with names such as Great Wolf, Black Flame and Shiny Straw. My favourite has to be Saucepans though, can't you just imagine the camel trudging over the desert with pans clanking on his pack? The illustrations are beautifully drawn with just enough detail but plenty of scope for the imagination to go where ever you want. Having recently found out that I am closely related to the earliest settlers of New England and Conneticut, who were deeply involved in the colonial wars, and were made captive and transported across the lakes and forested wilderness of Canada,( in fact my ancestors story inspired James Fenimore Cooper to write The Last of the Mohicans) this has brought a whole new dimension to my reading of the book! Writing this blog is making me want to re-read it as it's weeks ago that I first read the book and I hardly ever re-read books as there are so many waiting to be read. I recommended it to my husband so that I could share what I just experienced. I would never have found this book without doing the Power of Reading course, so thanks for another really different enjoyable reading experience.

Jill Williams. Long Cross Primary and Nursery School Bristol.