Shall I give it to a little boy who is interested in how things work?' the wolf suggested, cautiously wrapping the bomb up in the remains of the too-small paper bag. urn:lcp:cleverpollystup00stor:epub:88d809ec-85f4-4d9c-b74a-234064c46cdc Foldoutcount 0 Identifier cleverpollystup00stor Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t54f5f588 Invoice 1213 Isbn 0571180116 Friendly Enemy: The Wolf is so inept in attempting to eat Polly that she almost views him as a friend. For his own part, the Wolf's conversations with Polly are the only real interaction he seems to have with anyone. This literary theme is carried on through the book, which references many favourite children’s stories, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, but it also has overtones of Scheherazade from One Thousand and One Nights, with Polly managing to deflect the wolf’s violence towards her over and over again, albeit with chocolate cake and daisies rather than cliff-hanger stories. Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8989 Ocr_module_version 0.0.7 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19886 Openlibrary_edition

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There were three sequels in the same format: Polly and the Wolf Again, Tales of Polly and the Hungry Wolf and Last Stories of Polly and the Wolf. The book contains a literary discussion theme throughout the stories for example ‘Monday’s Child’, in which Polly and the (not so stupid) wolf have a discussion, the wolf proves himself to be rather good at talking about poems, scoffing at the kind that merely rhymes and telling Polly that proper poetry should “make you feel you understand life for the first time”, before going on to recite a poem about cooking and eating children. The theme is continued throughout with reference to other favourite children’s book however the wolf proves that he has not learnt much from his study of literature throughout the story. This can be used to question children about their understanding of previous stories that they have read. Children will get the sense of ‘correcting’ the wolf which will enhance their prior knowledge. At first you think it is just going to be predictable children's stories in the vein of things like Brer Rabbit Book or Looney tunes (roadrunner for example). I thought it was ok on that level, sometimes a bit whimsical or sentimental but OK. But as I read on there was more to it. A few weeks ago I was helping my mother clear out the room I had as a small child, sifting through moth-eaten teddy bears, boxes of broken crayons and hundreds of children’s books. At nine years old I had moved into a slightly bigger room, and this smaller one had become a junk room, or book room, or study, depending how kind you want to be. There is also an old printer, a vacuum cleaner and a roll of carpet in there, but “book room” still suits it best, as all the walls are covered in shelves and all the shelves are stuffed with books, and it was between a copy of Tom’s Midnight Garden and a set of Ladybird fairytale books that I rediscovered Catherine Storr’s Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf. My cousin had this when we were kids and we seriously listened to it so many times we knew big sections by heart and the tape eventually wore out ... highly recommend it to all who can find it!I believe this book is suitable for children in key stage 1 and lower key stage 2. It can be used in English for reading and writing. The book can be used as a comprehension in English lessons and the children can recall the key points from the book which would help assess the children’s understanding. It can also be used to assess children understanding of previous books. The book contains some moral messages which children can also refer to. It would be excellent to use for role-playing (Drama) and exploring dialogue between characters (mini plays in groups).

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Polly is being tormented by a rather unpleasant wolf who constantly threatens to eat her! Polly, however, is far too clever for the silly wolf and devises a number of delicious ways to prevent him from eating her! Why Don't You Just Eat Her? - The wolf keeps coming up with elaborate plans to catch Polly, from disguising himself as the postman to playing a game of 'touch wood' with her (so long as she's touching the trees she's safe.) One wonders why he didn't merely grab her and eat her. She tried unsuccessfully to become a novelist but without giving up this ambition she studied medicine, qualifying as a doctor in 1944. She worked at the Middlesex Hospital. Afterwards, while regularly producing new children's books, she also worked as an editorial assistant for Penguin Books, from 1966 to the early seventies. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2014-07-10 13:29:27.40946 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1131821 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Containerid S0022 Donor

I recall this from childhood, and actually it has aged surprisingly well (bar a few things like bellows and milkmen, which a modern kid would puzzle over!). Polly is a resourceful heroine, and one cannot help but love dear old, hopeless Wolf. Author Catherine Storr was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and went on to study English at Newnham College, Cambridge. She then went to medical school and worked part-time as a Senior Medical Officer in the Department of Psychological Medicine of the Middlesex Hospital from 1950 to 1963. One of the joys of revisiting the tales as an adult is discovering that, like all really good children’s fiction (and films too), there are many levels to them. The wolf is simultaneously a dangerous wild animal, a sexual predator and an annoying little brother, slipping from one role to another within the space of a sentence. In the title story he is at one moment saying “I shall be in your bedroom before it’s light tomorrow morning, crunching up the last of your little bones,” and the next proudly telling Polly that he bought half a pound of beans “with my own money … all by myself”. You get a real sense of the wolf being truly threatening, sinister and cunning, but this is almost immediately dispelled, a few lines on, by his childlike pleasure in having managed some shopping on his own. urn:lcp:cleverpollystupi0000stor_o0y0:epub:230977d1-7b8c-46d3-8f37-3a87ce9634a2 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier cleverpollystupi0000stor_o0y0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t5gc1t09z Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780141360232 I had never heard of the Polly and the Wolf books before, and that amazes me. I found the second book in our library, and it was the first book in a long time that made me laugh out loud (at times a bit hysterically). So, naturally, I had to get the first book if for no other reason than to learn how a little girl meets a hungry, stupid wolf to begin with.

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Catherine Storr (1913-2001) was an English children's writer, best known for her novel Marianne Dreams and for the Clever Polly series. She was born in London, and attended St Paul's Girls' School, and went on to study English literature at Newnham College, Cambridge. I read this purely for the nostalgia factor, but it's genuinely hilarious?? The wolf is pure comedic genius. The conversations he and Polly have had me in stitches, such as when they discuss poetry and the wolf is unimpressed with Polly's recital of Monday's Child: alsdkfjdksl SEE WHAT I MEAN. What a misunderstood artiste. I loved the story where he takes inspiration from The Three Little Pigs and brings a bomb to blow the house down, and then when Polly convinces him that being blown to pieces wouldn't leave much for the wolf to eat:

All the wolf wants to do is eat a little girl, but he has chosen one very clever girl, and he is unfortunately one very stupid wolf! A charming, classic tale. Waterstones Guide for Kids' Books Oh, rhymes,' said the wolf scornfully. 'Yes, if that's all you want. It jingles along if that satisfies you. No, I meant it doesn't make you go all funny inside like real poetry does. It doesn't bring tears to your eyes and make you feel you understand life for the first time, like proper poetry.' Drawing occasionally on well-known fairy tales, and skilfully blending fantasy and reality, these stories are bursting with humour, originality and charm. And Polly, not scared at all, outwits the wolf on each and every occasion! Read more Details