Big Wolf & Little Wolf - by Nadine Brun-Cosme (Hardcover)

About the Book

Join Big Wolf and Little Wolf as they move through the seasons and share an adventure.

Book Synopsis

Join Big Wolf and Little Wolf as they move through the seasons and share an adventure.

A 2009 Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year!

High, high up in a tree is a little leaf. Little Wolf dreams of touching and even eating this leaf. In fact, he wants nothing more. The only problem is that his little leaf refuses to fall.

Big Wolf is willing to do anything to make Little Wolf happy, so one winter's morning, Big Wolf says, "I'm going up." At first, his climb up the big tree goes smoothly, but the higher he goes, the more slippery and dangerous it gets. Little Wolf waits below, wondering whether his little leaf is worth such trouble after all. Climbing to the top of a frost covered tree isn't easy. What if something happens to Big Wolf?

Big Wolf & Little Wolf: The Little Leaf that Wouldn't Fall is a lovely story about two friends and the many ways in which friendship teaches patience, boldness, and love.

Review Quotes

Starred review Kirkus Reviews

Best Book of the Year, 2009, Kirkus Reviews

"[...]a story that will stay with its young readers, presenting the perfect union between text and image to appeal to growing minds." - The Midwest Book Review
"With young children's natural curiosity about leaves, changing colors, and seasons, as well as curriculum that cover these topics, this will be a valuable addition to classrooms and libraries as well as a beautiful browsing and read-aloud book. Recommended." - Library Media Connection
"Oliver Tallec's gorgeous pastel pictures (with the wolves wearing mittens and hats this time - way too cute) compliment this lyrical story to perfection. It's direct and obvious on one level but also elegant and deep on another. Simply put there is no talking down to the reader and I think a lot of kids will appreciate that a lot, just as much as they will getting to know these two characters a little better." - Colleen Mondor, Chasing Ray
"Highly Recommended." - Tucson Unified School District
"Highly recommended, this series has its own unique feel and style. These are quiet books, filled with natural beauty and deep connections." --Tasha Saecker, Kids Lit
"Destined to become a classic, Big Wolf and Little Wolf: The Little Leaf That Wouldn't Fall reminds us all that the most wonderful riches are often right in front of us." - Niki Masse Schoenfeldt, curled up with a good kid's book

About the Author

Nadine Brun-Cosme is the author of nearly 20 popular novels and picture books for children. She lives in France. Her two Big Wolf and Little Wolf books have sold 50,000 copies worldwide. Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art graphique in Paris he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has done numerous illustrations for newspapers and magazines and has illustrated over 50 books for children.