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Ralf the Wolf

Plot Pitch

Ralf the wolf wants to show others that not all wolves are bad some can be really friendly (like him). But when he finds himself researching why people think wolves are so mean he decides to take a stand and prove that wolves can be nice. After an eventful day of spreading his cheer, he makes a wish that all animals could be a little friendlier. But when he wakes up the next morning something had changed… Do you think Ralf’s wish came true?

Summary

Ralf is a cheerful wolf that wants to show others that not all wolves are big and bad. After he does some reading on why wolves have such a bad reputation, he decides it is up to him to spread some cheer and show others that they shouldn’t just judge a book by its cover. He spends an entire day spreading cheer and helping others in the forest. While relaxing after an eventful day he decides to make a wish on a dandelion that other animals could show others their “friendly” side. When he wakes up the next day, he wish had seem to have come true, from Eddie the elephant, Carter the crocodile, and even Felix the fox were beginning to show their friendly side and Ralf couldn’t be happier!

Images

The artist, Fran Brovo, uses a lot of nature in the images. She says she sees animals, insects and plants as an accurate reflection of our behaviors and qualities. The particular selection I chose to create my picturebook was done with water colors. The images are appropriate for young children because the colorful and clear illustrations and artwork support a simple story line. If the pictures don't have nature backgounds then that background are white. Some of the images have a curricular painting in the middle of the page, with a color background and white surrounding the curricular image. 

Text
I tried to keep my text simple because my picturebook is geared toward younger readers.Rhyming is used in my story as well as repeated patterned sounds which are particularly interesting to children...

He helped Sam the Sheep (repeated pattern) cross the street (rhyming).