Betsy Who Cried Wolf

by Gail Carson Levine

Book Overview

On her eighth birthday Betsy takes the Shepherds' Oath and is determined to be the best shepherd in Bray Valley history. Any wolf who tries to eat her sheep had better watch out. But Zimmo is no... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060287632
• ISBN13: 9780060287634
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Betsy Who Cried Wolf

I read the book Betsy who cried wolf its about how Betsy whose a shepherd. There's a wolf that's first her enemy and then when the wolf comes town from the woods when Betsy blows her wolf whistle .she cries wolf and then when the farmer's come the wolf goes back into the woods and hides the next day the wolf comes back down and Betsy cries wolf and less farmers came and said if you cry wolf one more time then send you back to shepherd school. Then the wolf comes again and she cries wolf but no farmers came so the wolf was really hungry and so Betsy gave him some pie and then while Betsy was getting her shirt un pricked from a pricker bush the sheep were going down a mountain there would of died if the wolf didn't save them because the wolf turned good. Then as for thanks she asked him to stay with her. I liked the book because it was different then other books and most people because people don't like all of the books about one book they like different books about another thing. The message is if someone needs help then help him or her because Betsy helped the wolf then at the end the wolf helped Betsy. The vocabulary is just right for kids between 8-10 because I'm 9 and its just right for me. The conflict is that at first the wolf is Betsy's enemy then they become friends. Because the wolf kept tricking her and he got her in trouble. The illustrations are great because they have great details and they're colorful. The characters are great because they're different then other characters in other books. I don't think there are any other versions but if there are I would like to read them. I think the indented audience is for people that have a lot of imagination because they have talking animals and you would have to use your imagination.

Hilarious spin on a classic tale...

Hands down, this is my daughter's FAVORITE bedtime book. She loves it and demands it every single night. The pace is great, and it's a really fun book to read aloud. Despite having read this book about 36 gazillion times, I still enjoy reading it. The illustrations are wonderful and really make the book.

Fractured Folktale Fun.....

"On her eighth birthday, Betsy took the Shepherds' Oath. She was going to be the best shepherd in Bray Valley history. And any wolf who tried to eat her sheep had better watch out!" Well Zimmo, the last wolf on the mountain, had other ideas. He was very hungry and he had a plan to outwit this new shepherd. The next day, just as Betsy was getting started, Zimmo appeared. Quickly, she blew her whistle and cried wolf, and the townspeople came running. But when they arrived, all they saw was Betsy and the sheep. Zimmo had cleverly disappeared. Betsy got a lecture. Later in the day, the whole episode repeated itself, and this time, Betsy was sent back to Shepherd School for a little refresher course. The next morning, the town decided to give her one last chance. She took the sheep up to the pasture and there was the wolf again. But this time, Betsy takes matters into her own hands..... Gail Carson Levine's comical twist on the old, Boy Who Cried Wolf folktale, stars a feisty and endearing heroine, but the story is a bit too pat and predictable, lacks the drama of the original, and concludes with a silly ending that just doesn't ring true. The real star of this book is illustrator, Scott Nash. His bold, bright, and hilarious, cartoon-like illustrations, complete with witty, sheep asides and thought balloons are engaging, expressive, and filled with eye-catching detail. Perfect for youngsters 4-8, Betsy Who Cried Wolf is not the best of the fractured folktale/fairy tale genre, but it's worth a read, if only for a peek at Nash's wonderful artwork.