"This Is the Path the Wolf Took" is a cute story of a little book who improvises his stories for his sister. The illustrations are great but the story was a little confusing in the middle. Gabe is the little boy telling the story and he begins to combine both the stories of "Little Red Riding Hood" and then "The Little Pigs." I thought the combination was going in a direction that I liked however it took a turn and left me wanting more.

Thank you NetGalley and Kids Can Press for my digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

I really wanted to like this story. I like the illustrations and the cover is what pulled me to the book. The story did not work for me. It was much too long, and it is not really readable. As a elementary school librarian it is painfully repetitive (this is where, this is where, this is where...) I understand what the author was trying to do, this is exactly how an older sibling would show a younger sibling about one of their favorite stories. It does not translate well into a story book. I did enjoy that the older sibling kept trying to put himself in the story and the sister was not having it, because that's not how mommy and daddy read the story. The book has potential, but needs work.

Oh this was cute and funny!! We loved when Sir Gabriel stood up to the wolf and changed the stories. 4yo munchkin enjoyed when the wolf did wolf things but that he was scared Sir Gabriel!

"ALL the stars!" 4yo

This was a fun picture book that little kids will enjoy. I didn't love the illustrations, but I thought the story was creative and engaging!

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a cute re-telling of Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs. Gabriel is reading to his sister and keeps changing the story, she lets him know in no uncertain terms that she does not like his version, so he is forced to tell it again but better.

This book is about a little boy who doesn't want anything and to happen in his story but he learns that if he wants to be a hero and wants to keep his sister's attention, there has to be conflict. I'll be honest, I didn't love it. The story seemed a bit disjointed to me. And I didn't care for the pictures. I felt like the story and pictures both needed more substance.

Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to review this book for my honest opinion.

This is the Path the Wolf Took is the story of a young boy reading to his younger sibling. It is a unique retelling of Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs. The young boy always saves the day because he doesn’t like bad things happening in his stories, until he realizes that his stories are boring when nothing bad happens.

I wanted to like this book. I liked the idea of the retelling of the common stories, and I could imagine how many older siblings might retell a story to suit their needs, much to the dismay of the younger sibling. I just didn’t like the overall way it was written. I actually had to re-read it a couple of times before I was able to really get the story, because it just didn’t pull me in.

I did enjoy the illustrations, though.

A little boy improvises on some of the fairy-tales including wolves to avoid scaring his sister, but she doesn't like his versions. It's cute and would be engaging for kids and incorporates the stories 'Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" and "The wolf and the 3 pigs".

I think Netgalley and Kids Can Press for this digital ARC

A little boy tries to tell the stories of little red riding hood and three little pigs by removing all the dangerous parts regarding the wolf from it to his little sister. But she finds it boring and he learns that sometimes danger is needed in the story to make it interesting. Illustrations are good.

We absolutely adore this book! There was a story within the story that parents would find it absolutely refreshing and unique. A older sibling is retelling stories to his younger sister. Except, he changes the ending because he does not like anything scary. My toddlers were so tickled by the creativity of the stories and the cute illustrations. Highly recommended to kids 3-6!
*Thank you Netgalley and Kids Can Press publisher for free e copy. This is an honest review of my own.

This is a cute story all about a big brother reading his re-telling of famous fairy tales. There is mention of the 3 little pigs, and little red riding hood. While the premise of the story was cute, it was a bit confusing in the story layout/design.. The big brother, Gabe, was tasked with reading a story to his little sister, the story proceeds with the two children's ideas throughout. However, the explanation of what is occurring is on the front inside jacket cover. Without reading that first, it may be confusing as to what is happening until several pages in. It might be best if the jacket explanation is part of the story instead.
Thank you for the opportunity to read this- it has a cute premise.

The illustrations in this book were awesome! They complimented the story beautifully and added a whimsical quality that made this book very sweet.

The story was that of an older brother telling stories to his little sister (which was adorable) but editing out all the bad bits before they could happen and the resultant realisation that it made the stories boring. We need the bad to make the good good and the story puts the point across wonderfully.

My only complaint was that the story felt... A bit stilted? Like it was stuttering along? I don't quite know how to word it but it lacked that smooth and lyrical flow that a lot of books in this category do.

All-in-all, I'd recommend it if you're looking for something to read with kiddos! (Probably in the 3-5-year-old range.)

Three Versions of The Three Little Pigs

This is a charming retelling of The Three Little Pigs. In it, an older brother is reading to his younger sister, but he doesn't like to read when bad things happen in the story. So he skips over these sections when reading to his sister, but they both find this boring. He decides on another way, essentially rewriting the story so he is the hero and nothing truly bad happens. This is an ideal book for an older sibling to read to a younger child. Of course, parents and other caregivers could read it to a younger child as well. I did find it mildly amusing that the brother just didn't want to read about unpleasant things, but his way around it was creative and fun—and actually empowering for children.

This Is The Path The Wolf Took is a beautifully told tale about a brother telling his younger sister stories in which he removes all the scary bits (as he doesn't like those). However, his younger sister loves a story with some danger and quickly gets fed up of his tales. The brave hero, Sir Gabriel, soon realises that with no wolves or dragons to slay with no danger lurking and everyone eating ice cream, he is in a really boring story. He decides to be the hero of a tale of danger, bravery and courage instead and discovers that perhaps this makes for a more interesting story and you can still have a happy ending.
The illustrations are wonderful throughout, my son particularly loved the dragon and his favourite part of the story was when the wolf was scared by Sir Gabriel at the end.
I enjoyed reading this book to my son at bedtime and he has requested we read it again another night, always the sign of a good book!!

Gabe like reading to his little sister, but he finds the wolf in the stories too scary, so he modifies them to suit himself. Unfortunately his sister doesn't like his stories because they're "boring" and not how daddy or mommy read them. Gabe needs to find a solution to keep both his sister - who likes dramatic stories - and himself - who doesn't - happy.

This is a sweet book about compromise, as told through the storytelling of a young child.

*I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I'm beginning to think that every book through Kids Can Press is going to be a favorite for Children's Fiction. A boy is telling the story of Little Red Riding Hood to his sister, but changes it up as he self inserts into the story. He does the same for the Three Little Pigs and so on. He is a knight who always slays and saves the day. I love how the book is written. I love the artwork. This is something children would adore. Reading this aloud would probably prompt the same reactions from children as the sister has. "Hey, that's not how that story goes!"

Where were these books when I was a kid?!?!?!

I really loved this fun book. The story is about a brother and sister reading a familiar story. The brother has taken liberty with his telling . The illustration is quite cute. I found myself chuckling , imagining my own son acting the same way. Opportunity for many readings of this story , and many voices you can create in telling.

I loved that this story surrounded a pair of siblings and the brother telling stories to his sister. It's a sweet family story of a mash-up of some children's classics and ever present sibling disagreement. The illustrations were funny and well done in a very classically illustrated fashion. It's a sweet book to add to your collection and one that even as children age would be enjoyed.

Thoughts from the Mini-Me-Reviewer: It's a mix of little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, and perhaps Arthur and the Round Table. The person telling the story is the little girl's brother. The girl keeps telling the brother that the parent's stories are better. So the brother keeps having to tell different ones, but there is always ice cream in there. I liked the story because it was a good fiction story mixed with fantasy and a mix of small kid stories.

This is exactly the kind of thing thats goes on with the 5+ age range of kids. Once my 5 year old saw the wolf and a kid, she went she knew this story. In few pages, she wanted another story. Thats exactly what happens in the book on the next page. How do you read a story for two different age ranges. One doesnt want gory things to happen in their book. How do you make it interesting matching all the things your readers want in the book and also not have the what they dont want. This is a mish mash of two stories where the wolf is populary known and then the 5+ realises that all the important things are missing, so a third strain with a common theme connecting the three finally has all the missing points. If you like to shake up your bedtime story and are ok with some disorientation, then you will love this book, like we did.
Just liked the path taken, there are many other paths that could be taken and end up with different endings. And yeah, there's loads of icecream for everyone.
The illustrations of the wolfs teeth as mountains is very engaging.

I enjoyed the child voices in this book as a boy tells his sister his version of some fairy tales. A great introduction to fractured fairytales.