Pick Up Betsy Who Cried Wolf Written By Gail Carson Levine Shared As Digital Copy

love Gail Carson Levine's other books, so when I saw that she had a picture book, I had to read it, It's a great take on the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" story and is very enjoyable, There are tons of clever things in the background to notice the blackboard at Shepherd's School, the sheep on the end pages "there's a moral in here somewhere!" A wonderful story that did not disappoint.
Summary: Betsy just became a shepherd, She takes her new job very seriously, One day, a hungry wolf decides to trick Betsy, The wolf reveals himself to the shepherd, When Betsy calls to warn the villagers of the wolf, he disappears back into the woods, The villagers think Betsy lied and get mad at her, The next day, the wolf plays the same trick and gets the same result, On the third day, the wolf charges towards the herd of sheep, Betsy calls for the villagers, but no one comes, Right before the wolf can attack the sheep, Betsy accidentally knocks over her lunch pail, The wolf stops his pursuit of the sheep to share Betsy's lunch, The wolf and Betsy become friends and end up shepherding the herd together,

Uses: read aloud for primary grades read with or after the original story, independent reading for early readers, recommend to students who liked the original or as an example of a story that breaks stereotypes

Literary Devices: onomatopoeia, personification, wit, simile

Social issues: lying, not making snap judgments about certain people, standing up for what is right

Other: This book has a lot of humor in it.
The sheep comment throughout the text, creating incredibly funny insights, The illustrations are well done, This fictional picture book is a spinoff of the original, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Cute extension tale of the boy who cried wolf, This a fun twist on the classic Boy Who Cried Wolf by an author who is no stranger to fractured fairy tales, Most of her work is for a slightly older audience, but this picture book does well with the underset, The pictures are bright and colorful eye catching and the story has suspense, danger and a happy ending, On her eighth birthday Betsy takes the Shepherds' Oath and is determined to be the best shepherd in Bray Valley history, Any wolf who tries to eat her sheep had better watch out, But Zimmo is no ordinary wolfhe's a hungry wolf, with a plan!

A little different venue for author Gail Carson Levine, but enjoyable as she puts her own spin on this traditional tale.
A great book to use in teaching about morals as there are plenty at the end of the book, A cute revamp of the boy who cried wolf, The old tale of the Boy Who Cried Wolf, gets a new twist in "Betsy Who Cried Wolf!", In this book you read the story from Betsy's point of view and the wolf's, Readers are able to see that things are not always as they appear on the surface sometimes you have to do some investigation to discover the real truth.
what a fun twist on the story, I like that the wolf ends up good and helping betsy out, A retelling of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Betsy Who Cried Wolf is a story without a moral sortof, Betsy really does see a wolf, each and every time, but the wolf is too sly to get caught and manages to hide before the townspeople see him.
Betsy gets fed up and figures it is better to make a friend of the wolf than trying to convince them of her sighting,

OH! and it is also helpful to have some delicious pies to share, A great twist on the story of the boy who cried wolf, Instead of Betsy making up the fact that there was a wolf, she saw the wolf but the farmers did not come in time to see the wolf so they did not believe her.
This was a great reminder that just because you cannot see the situation yourself it does not mean it did not happen, I also enjoyed the extra dialogue that occurred in the book that was not directly involved with the story, This would be a great story to get children involved with and act the story out, On her eighth birthday Betsy takes the Shepherds' Oath and is determined to be the best shepherd in Bray Valley history, Any wolf who tries to eat her sheep had better watch out, But Zimmo is no ordinary wolfhe's a hungry wolf, with a plan!

In her first picture book, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine puts her own spin on a traditional tale, while Scott Nash brings a comic sensibility to this hilarious retelling.
The result will tickle, delight, and even leave readers with a moral or two, or three, In a retelling of the classic folktale of the Boy who Cried Wolf, the wolf is hungry and lonely and schemes to find food by appearing and disappearing before Betsy and the sheep.
Of course, Betsy cries "Wolf" until the farmers don't come anymore, Then she realizes the wolf is simply hungry, and she gives him her food, He in turn is nice to her and the sheep, even helping her herd them together, Later, he takes the shepherd's oath and becomes an official shepherd, Yes, it is a twist on a traditional story that some kids will find funny, but it did not resonate with me at all, Gail Carson Levine is known for her novels with clever twists on classic fairytales, Here is an entry into the picture book world, this time taking up the classic cautionary tale of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" The twist Betsy becomes a shepherd and is very diligent in her wolfwatching duties.
But when she DOES cry wolf, the clever wolf runs and hides so the adults in the town don't see a wolf and think Betsy must be lying! This happens a second time and Betsy is sent back to shepherding school so she can mend her ways.
Oh, the unfairness and frustration of it all! Love the illustration where Betsy has to write "I will not cry wolf" on the blackboard and then starts getting creative with a rant at the clueless adults! Betsy is given one last try and she does catch the wolf this timebut in a very unexpected way.


I think this is a fun story and I love the messages that adults can sometimes be oblivious to Very Important Things that are so obvious to kidsand that sometimes the "big bad wolf" isn't so bad I so hate the big, bad wolf stereotype.
The illustrations are humorous and cute, Overall, the style of the book just wasn't my exact cup of tea not enough for five but I still really enjoyed it and recommend it to those who like twists to classic fables or those seeking an antidote to the

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Gail Carson Levine has done it again! This is such a cute book and quite unexpectedly expected, We all know the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf, but this is a nice twist on the classic, In this story, Betsy is a shepherdess that lives in the Bray Valley after the unfortunate circumstance of the naughty shepherd who lied and got himself and the entire herd eaten.
Betsy is determined not to let anything like that happen again, But things don't happen quite like she expected! It is such a cute story that teaches some valuable lessons, The pictures are fun and cute and really enhance the story, I definitely recommend Betsy Who Cried Wolf, Loved the twist in this book and I also think it could have been another book I would read to a class in the future! I like the books that are based off of other stories and build off each other! .
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This is a humorous book with a twist on the the classic "Boy who cried wolf, " But in our case her name is Betsy, and she cries wolf when she actually sees a wolf,

However, when the townspeople come to help, the wolf has disappeared, Poor Betsy. . she is sent back to shepherdess school, . . what she writes on the chalk board is funny not part of the story but read it anyway

Over all a fun story, with a good twist.
so "Scan Right, No Wolves Scan Left No Wolves, Scan straight ahead, NowWolves, . Al Right Time for lunch"

The pictures are great, and Betsy Expressions are good, I think Besty is a pretty cool!

This book is a twist off of the regular folklore tale of the boy who cried wolf, Betsy wants to be the best shepherd in town, but when Zimmo the wolf wants to throw her off and capture one of her sheep, Betsy turns to a new way to safe her sheep.
She whistles and yells wolf and the town comes to save her, but Zimmo hides and they say there is no wolf, So the next time Betsy blows her whistle, no one from town comes and Betsy uses her head to come up with a great way to save her sheep.
Cute. But really only funny if you know the story of the Boy who cried wolf, This was an adorable variation on the boy who cried wolf! We recently read sitelinkBetsy Red Hoodie by this author/illustrator team and we really enjoyed reading it.
So we were excited when I discovered that it was actually the sequel to this book, We just had to read this one, too,

The story offers an interesting twist on the classic tale of sitelinkThe Boy Who Cried Wolf, and after reading the story and the humorous dialogue by the sheep, we had an interesting discussion about what we thought was the moral of the story.


Overall, it's a fun story to read aloud and the illustrations are terrific, Once again, the sheep stole the show and we loved the snarky, witty dialogue, We really enjoyed reading this book together, Another new take on the girl who cried wolf, The media is ink and watercolor and each page is bright and vivid! Betsy has passed sheep herding school and want to be the best Shepard ever! A wolf is very hungry and is taunting Betsy, but every time she calls for back up the would is gone and she looks as if she made it up.
Betsy decides to handle the wolf on her own and gives him her lunch so he stays away from the sheep, They develop a great friendship! This boo can teach children about unlikely friendships, honesty, and fables, Those clever sheep always have something to say, "Wool on the sheep is worth more than wool in the wolf, " "The pie is mightier than the fang, " "A story with too many morals is like a book that won't end, " Anyone who's read The Boy Who Cried Wolf will appreciate the twist in this version, but this isn't a book I'd pick to read to young kids, There's too much here. A Shepherds' Oath. Wolf, mountain, valley, and river have names, Talking animals. Not my cup of tea, Just letting you all know: Im only going to review books I love, Theres enough negative criticism without me piling on, A book is too hard to write, Gail Carson Levine grew up in New York City and began writing seriously in, Her first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was aNewbery Honor Book, Levines other books include Fairest Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults The Wish The Two Princesses of Bamarre and the six Princess Tales books.
She is also the author of the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Scott Nash, Gail, her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, live in afarmhouse in the Hudson River Valley Just letting you all know: I'm only going to review books I love.
There's enough negative criticism without me piling on, A book is too hard to write, Gail Carson Levine grew up in New York City and began writing seriously in, Her first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was aNewbery Honor Book, Levine's other books include Fairest Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults The Wish The Two Princesses of Bamarre and the six Princess Tales books.
She is also the author of the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Scott Nash, Gail, her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, live in afarmhouse in the Hudson River Valley of New York State, sitelink.