Rabbit, a young bookworm bunny, selects Wolves during a trip to the library. He is so engrossed in his crimson cloth-covered volume that the lurking pack of wolves goes unnoticed until bunny reads about wolves’ diet: “Wolves eat mainly meat . . . like beavers, voles, and . . .” (n.p.). The page turn reveals the missing word rabbits as well as a clawed and chewed red book cover. Gravett’s illustrative humor counterbalances the serious, informative tone of the text. The final spread—including a library overdue notice and a bill collector’s warning—allows for a nagging doubt that everyone did live “happily ever after” (n.p.). 2007 USBBY Outstanding International Books, Kate Greenaway Medal, Macmillan Prize, Nestlé Bronze Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award. lmp

Originally published by Macmillan Children’s Books Great Britain, in 2005.