A cute and charming comic with a layer of conversation around prejudice, profiling, and how we can be better communities.

The Wolf is in a bad mood because of the cold and the other animals decide the way to fix this is to give him some knitted goods, but when the creatures delivering them start disappearing the only explanation is that the Wolf is eating them, right?

This is a short graphic novel that is a great bridge for early readers. Funny, silly, smart, and meaningful.

"The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off" is a delightful tale that is sure to delight. Children will laugh at the wolf in underpants and the antics of the animals trying to solve the problem of what the wolf is so upset about. In the end, it's a story about the importance of community. Highly recommended for young readers and children's collections.

This is a cute, fun story with a bit of mystery involved, plus some good lessons about not judging others by appearance, and helping those less fortunate than you. Winter has come to the forest, and many of the animals have prepared their homes and stocked up on cheese (they love fondue in the forest), nuts, and are baking lots of bread. They notice the wolf is acting strangely, showing up in town, looking annoyed, saying "They're cold!" then leaving. The animals decide for their own safety, they should give him some socks and a hat. When these things don't work (and the little animal messengers disappear), they gather in a mob to go find out what's going on. They find the wolf at his home, with many small creatures that he's offered shelter to- they weren't able to find housing in town because it's overrun with fondue shops, bakeries, and nut storage. Under the wolf's guidance, the town sees to it that everyone is sheltered and fed. A good message, told with humor and without being preachy, and the illustrations are cute, engaging, and filled with lots of sweet details.

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Let me start by saying that I havent read the first book in this little series. I am going to assume based on the way the animals interact Mr. Wolf wasnt such a nice guy in book one. But in book 2 he has an important message for all.

This was a cute picture book that teaches the importance of sharing and how greed hurts people. Some of the animals were so occupied with themselves they couldn't see the smaller less fortunate ones were suffering.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was fun! It read like a comic and really gave ada lots of giggles. She loves the illustrations and had a lot of fun reading the story about him getting cold, wearing only his pants. It’s a very fun story and one lots of kids will love.

I did not enjoy this book and neither did my 5 year old. I think we were both thoroughly confused by the storytelling. The illustrations are beautiful, but ultimately this book just left us confused and wanting cheese fondue.

This is the second Wolf in Underpants book. Winter has arrived in the woods and everyone is bundled up to play in the snow, enjoying winter activities, and eating cheese fondue to stay warm. Everyone is having a great time, except the wolf. When he walks through town, he declares “They’re freezing!” Everyone gets worried, because he seems quite angry. So they decide that it must be his feet that are cold and have the owl knit him some socks. When they send a small animal to deliver the socks, the animal disappears. The next day, the wolf is still upset and the town decides he must need a hat. But once again the animal delivering it disappears. Meanwhile, the rumors in town are multiplying and it is decided that the wolf has gone rogue! But when they burst into the wolf’s home, they discover something they never expected.

Originally published in French, this picture book is a fascinating look at privilege and need. It also look deeply at assumptions about those who may be more wolf-like than others and accepting differences. That is all packaged in a book that is packed with humor and plenty of witty asides. Younger readers will realize the villagers are making a mistake with their decisions, but still won’t quite be certain what the wolf is up to either. It’s a wonderful dynamic of the story and really makes the book a page turner right to the end.

The illustrations are done in a mix of picture book pages and graphic novel frames. The pages are filled with animals talking, huge stores of food and marvelous details of things like the bakery and cheese factory. The illustrations are detailed and create a vibrant village for readers to explore.

A great picture book about privilege, prejudice and kindness. Appropriate for ages 4-6.

Thank you Netgalley and Lerner Publishing Group for this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I read this book with my 8 year old daughter and we both enjoyed it. She especially loved the parts of the wolf being in his underpants and that his underpants were freezing. This was a short and nice read that the whole family can enjoy together. The graphics are also drawn very nice and really captures the story. We had previously not read the first book in the series, but we were not lost at all reading this sequel.

We are stuck inside due to Coronavirus pandemic so I was browsing through the kids' book selections on Netgalley and saw this one and it looked like something that my 6 year old would enjoy. We haven't read the previous Wolf in Underpants book but were able to jump right into this one.

The illustrations in this book were awesome...lots of colors and lots of stuff going on for kids to examine and point out things. There were lots of forest creatures enjoying fondue and baguettes.
Very fun. The illustrations almost reminded me of a Richard Scarry book due to the amount of stuff there was to look at. The story was okay but my son enjoyed the pictures more. There are lots of pictures of forest He was a little lackluster about the ending but was engaged throughout the book.

I was not expecting this story. I was expecting a comical farce with a title Like the Wolf and Underpants freezes buns off. Instead I did get a bit of a farce, got a little bit of Beauty and the Beast, I got a little bit of sorrow, and a whole lot of happiness. This book is a great way to introduce homelessness to your children. It never uses that word. It doesn't degrade anybody or separate them out. It just points out that on cold freezing nights some people don't have a place to stay. This book is well and lovingly done and deserves to be in every library's collection.

I'm honestly entirely unsure what to think of the book I just read. <em>The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off</em> by Wilfrid Lupano, illustrated by Mayana Itoïz and Paul Cauue, was an <em>incredibly</em> odd book. I feel like I must have missed something somewhere--perhaps it's that I never read the first one--because this book was just awkward and uncomfortable. To put it frankly, I just did not enjoy this story.

Featuring a wolf wearing nothing but striped undergarments, the story sets you up in the middle of winter when all the animals are bundled up and enjoying the snow. All, that is, except the wolf who spends every moment he can grumbling about muttering, "they're freezing." Not wanting the wolf to revert to wolf-ish ways, the animals of the forest soon band together to warm up the wolf.

There's something quite off about the plot.

Animals start to go missing, something reminiscent of the game telephone occurs, and I'm left feeling as though I've read a book that tried far too hard to send a message and ended up feeling creepy. You see, the animals that are going missing happen to be the young ones rather than the adults. And then there's this thing about the wolf possibly eating them, resulting in a bit of a mob scene as everyone else bands together against him.

And while the artwork was beautiful--enough to save this book from a one-star rating--I just can't get past how uncomfortable I felt with this story. The underpants bit, which is surely meant to exist as some form of comedy for the children reading this, is just weird and kind of gross. Also, I don't understand how the buns fit into the story at all?

In the end, I'm left not sure what to think. But I can say this much...I don't think I'll be letting my niece read it as I had originally intended.

<em>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</em>

My daughter loved the first book in the series, and this book did not disappoint. The graphics are so eye-catching, and my daughter really was drawn to them. I love that the animals don't find out what Wolf meant until the end of the story. Kept my daughter engaged and she can't wait to read the next book in the series.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Th he graphics are great in this book. Sort of busy but in a fun way. I didn't really get the book. Seemed odd. Why was he in his underwear? Title and story didn't seem to mesh. I am not sure what the author was trying to convey. Kids may like it but I think as an adult you will be confused. 2.5 stars

The illustrations are the best part of this book. They are cute, nice colors, and pleasantly busy (a la Richard Scarry).

The story and text are awkward in prose, cadence, and execution. First, the title is misleading. In fact, I have no idea why he needed to be in underpants. Almost all the other creatures are fully clothed (except for one comrade). At first, you think it is a story about helping someone who is having a problem. Then the story flips and it is the ones who banded together to help him who are the problem. It has some overreaching attempt at a political statement/ moral but it is convoluted and completely inappropriate in this sort of book.

The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off is a fun, comic book style tale with lively illustrations and an important moral at the end. It's pretty lighthearted, but is a little redundant in the middle. It demonstrates how caring for others is much more important and compassionate than hoarding for ourselves. However, the lesson gets a little lost in the telling, and the story fell a little short for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I loved the first Wolf in Underpants and this one although not as good, is a fun read. Kids will enjoy the illustrations and pointing various things out/

A fun lighthearted tale with a good moral at the end. Full of humor and a vibrant illustration style, The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off shows how it is better to care for others over simply hoarding for ourselves. Be it wealth, warm clothing, or in this case, cheese.

The Wolf in Underpants is back! He's acting a bit cranky and the other forest animals are a bit worried. All the wolf will say is "They're freezing!'' The animals are confused....what is freezing? His toes? His ears? Everyone scrambles to warm up the wolf before his former bad disposition comes back!

Another very cute story starring the fuzzy wolf in underpants. This one has a nice lesson as well as humor. This would be a perfect bed time story, for independent reading, or just for fun! I enjoyed this story just as much as the first book this cute series.

The illustrations are colorful and have little things going on in the background for kids to "find'' as they read or have the story read to them.

I turn to children's stories when I need to relax. This one did the trick....I had a big smile on my face the whole time. Cute pictures and just a nice innocent story. It was very calming after a really busy day!

**I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book from Lerner Publishing. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. No wolves were chilled or angered during the writing of this review.**

This books is super cute with an ending I wasn't expecting. Students will crack up over this. I hope the author continues this series.

Reading this title was absolute bliss! Both I and my almost-9-year-old were having a lot of fun it <i>The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off</i>. The whole book can be read in several minutes but I could spend hours just looking at the illustrations! Graphics in that book are stunning and full of humor and amount of details can you discover something new with each re-read.

There's another aspect to <i>The Wolf in Underpants...</i> that I adored, it's not just an interesting history but an educational one. About sharing and our social responsibility to people who were less lucky in life and why we should help them. We need more great books like this one.