How to Catch Little Boys and Eat Them by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jennifer Crain
How to Catch Little Boys and Eat Them by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cute retelling of Jack in the Beanstalk, but told from the giant or ogre. My favorite part was when the “fear” of the boys “ruins their flavor. I teach elementary school and was pleasantly surprised to see this book (so often, it is 3 Little Bigs, 3 Little Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, etc.). I have mixed feelings about modernizing the tale to include influencing, but I will say, it was a twist I wasn’t expecting.
The ending is very cleverly written as well. The illustrations and text would engage a young audience and still interested elementary school kids.
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