When Mr Wolf is invited to the ball he doesn’t know what to wear. He has beautiful knitted hats and scarfs and socks - but none of those seem quite right. Then he sees something in a shop window and he knows that would be a perfect outfit for him to wear to dance the night away.
When he shows his brand new outfit to the other animals, they have other thoughts.
With a little reassurance from the sheep, Mr Wolf goes to the ball in his new outfit anyway- and dances the night away!
A gentle story about following your heart and expressing your true self, with beautifully layered illustrations just perfect for younger readers.
Recognition:
What Meath-based author-illustrator Feeney captures here is a joie de vivre that defies gender stereotypes, as with the sheep’s encouragement, Mr Wolf finds his tribe and happily dances the night away. If there is a message to be drawn from Mr Wolf Goes To The Ball it is that being true to one’s own feelings is a good route to happiness, especially if you have true friends to help you along the way The Echo
Books are for giving and books are giving. This is how all books make me feel and this one particularly has that feel about it, it makes me want to give it to people, and in a way that is what I am doing here with this review, giving it to you all and managing to keep it for myself too – greedy I know but it is just so wonderfully irresistible!... the story and all the pictures that we are treated to, and they are both an absolute delight … a book for giving, a book for sharing because it bursts with enthusiasm and love … A delight Armadillo Magazine
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