Children's Literature Evaluation Form

Children’s Literature Evaluation Form
Your Name: Hannah Hardy

Book Title: The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Author: Bob Hartman
Genre: Fiction/ Fantasy/ Picture Book
Illustrator: Tim Raglin
Publisher/Year: G.P. Putnam’s Sons/ 2002
Evaluate the Book for the following elements
Style and Language: Using examples for the book, explain the following: Word
choices, dialogue, rhythm, rhyme and sentence length. Share unexpected insights or
interesting information the reader learns from this story. (5 points)
The style and language used for this story are perfect for young readers. Many of
the words used are easy and familiar, but those not familiar are easy to sound out,
such as muskrat. The sentences and paragraphs are a bit long for beginner readers
but not too challenging. There are many fun made-up words throughout the story,
such as “lamburgers” and “Baked Boy-tato” that are complimented by excellent
illustrations to help the reader understand what is being referred to.
Character: With examples from the book, provide the following- (5 points)
Who is the main character?
How can the reader relate to the character?
Who are the supporting characters?
The main character of this story is Little Wolf, a young trickster wolf who is tired of
eating the same things for dinner and would love a nice plump boy to create many
lavish dinners with. His parents, Father and Mother Wolf are the supporting
characters.
Plot: Summarize the major events of the story (6 points)
In the story, The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Little Wolf is tired of eating the same things
for dinner and wants boy on the menu. After his father explains how difficult it is to
get a boy, Little Wolf tricks his parents by telling them he saw a boy in the woods to
get out of eating the awful dinner his mother had prepared. Twice he does this
successfully but, after seeing a troop full of Boy Scouts in the woods, his parents no
longer believe their son is telling the truth.
Setting: Explain the place and time of this book. (2 points)

Theme: What is the main message of this book? (2 points)
The setting of this story takes place in the Wolf family’s cave and the woods near
their home. The theme is honesty.
Illustration: Analyze the book you selected with the following categories
Style (realism, surrealism, expressionism, impressionism, naïve, cartoon art)? (2
points)
The illustration style is cartoon art.
Media Choice (paints, oils watercolors, pencils, pen, charcoal, crayons, acrylic, chalk):
(2 points)
The media choice used to create the illustrations was fine-line pen and ink.
Give examples of describe how the following visual elements are used in the
illustrations: (3)
Line: The illustrator used very thin lines to create his work. There are many curled
and curved lines to express movement throughout the story, such as the steam
flowing out of the hot Boy Chops and Baked Boy-tato and the dust flying behind the
parents as they run out of the cave to catch a boy for dinner.
Shapes: The setting is in a cave and woods, so we see a lot of curved lines depicting
the natural surrounding, such as the curved walls of the cave. The Wolf’s are created
with long flowing tails and rounded little paws. The characters, although animals have
characteristics of humans. Little Wolf wears a beanie with sharp crown-like points.
Color: The colors used are soft but plentiful. Mainly, natural colors are used to keep
the authenticity of nature and the pops of more vibrant colors to enhance the human
characteristics they express, as seen with Father Wolf’s bright yellow vest and Little
Wolf’s beanie.
Texture: The illustrator used fine lines to create soft and detailed textures. Each wolf
is composed of thousands of delicate lines to create depth and structure.
Page design (placement of the illustrations, use of borders, white and dark space and
all pages the same or different). (3)
There is no pattern of page design used for this book, some pages of illustration
span across two pages while others use just one, some pages have a lot of white
space, and others use every inch with illustrations.
Child Development Theory: Choose either Piaget, Erickson or Social Emotional to

describe the connection to the book Chose 1 only (5 points)
Piaget:
Name the stage_____________________ and the age_______________________
Explain the cognitive development from this stage and provide an example from the
book to support your choice:
Erickson:
Name the stage_____________________ and the age_______________________
Explain the cognitive development from this stage and provide an example from the
book to support your choice:
Emotional Development:
Identify the age: 3-6 Years
Explain the social development for this age and how the book relates
to the emotional level you chose:
At this age, readers have increased vocabulary to discuss and understand the cause
and consequences of emotion. This level relates to the book because children’s
emotional response to some situations may be to lie to avoid getting in trouble. This
story helps them understand the consequences of lying.
1 would not recommend 2 average 3 highly recommended
Your rating of the book: 3
Why?
This is a fun, re-envisioned version of a timeless classic we all know and love. It has a
great theme that is a great reminder for any age. Children can easily relate to Little
Wolf, and the trickster lies he tells to get out of eating dinner.

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Your Name: Hannah Hardy

Plot: Summarize the major events of the story (6 points)

Setting: Explain the place and time of this book. (2 points)

The illustration style is cartoon art.

Child Development Theory: Choose either Piaget, Erickson or Social Emotional to

1 would not recommend 2 average 3 highly recommended

Your rating of the book: 3

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