about the book
One morning, the Bunny family wakes up to find a bundle on their doorstep. It’s a baby wolf! Dot can’t believe that her parents are smitten with the newcomer. “He’s going to eat us all up!”
But Wolfie is such a good eater, sleeper, and drooler that it doesn’t matter. They won’t get rid of him.
When Wolfie starts following Dot everywhere—like many little siblings do—she’s convinced that he’s just biding his time, waiting for the right moment to eat her up!
Then, on a trip to replenish all the carrots he’s eaten, Wolfie bares his fangs. This is Dot’s last moment, she just knows it—or is it the start of something new?
about the author
If you are looking for author Ame Dyckman in a crowd, you won’t have trouble picking her out. Ame is the one with the pixie-cut mint green hair and a voice bigger than most, the one who starts a lot of sentences with “HEY, EVERYBODY!” Most of what she says is hilarious.
Ame writes picture books for children and books for those who have had a really tough day and need a giggle. She also enjoys hoola-hooping and randomly putting coins in people’s elapsed parking meters. She lives in New Jersey with her family and their menagerie of pets, which includes a demanding squirrel named Willie
Ame has always been a big reader. While in fourth grade, she read the entire series, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, in one marathon weekend. Her favorite authors in childhood are still her favorites today—Sendak, Dahl, Blume, and Cleary!
Ame says the hardest part of writing happens around 3:00 a.m. when she has a “THIS ISN’T ANY GOOD!” moment. Then she screams a lot at her computer. Writing has also taught her patience—and to not chew on her pencils. She accidentally ate her eraser once, and the aftercare was not covered by her health insurance!
Her favorite moment as a writer? When two kids recognized her in a book store and walked up to her robot style, peeping “Affirmative, Affirmative!” The whole store ended up roaring in laughter. “It doesn’t get better than that”.
Sources:
Author website
Author interview : Mr. Schu Reads
Author interview : Henry Herz
Author interview : The Styling Librarian
Also by Ame Dyckman:
Horrible Bear! Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2016.
Tea Party Rules. Viking Juvenile. 2013.
Boy and Bot. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 2012.
about the illustrator
Zachariah OHora grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire. For first, second, and third grade, he wore the same plaid shirt on picture day. The only way to tell what grade the picture was taken is by which teeth are missing.
The first time Zachariah knew he wanted to be an artist was in third grade. A substitute art teacher—who had lots of silver bracelets, rings, and mysterious dark hair—picked up his drawing and made a big deal about it. Zachariah had to figure out how to become an artist after that.
He hates the sound of leaf blowers.
Zachariah lives in Narberth, Pennsylvania, with his wife and sons.
Sources:
Illustrator biography: Penguin
Illustrator interview: Miss Print
Illustrator interview: The Little Crooked Cottage
Illustrator interview: Brightly
Illustrator interview: Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Also by Zachariah OHora:
Horrible Bear! by Ame Dyckman. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2016.
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. Abrams Books for Young Readers. 2014.
The Pet Project : Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses by Lisa Wheeler. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 2013.
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