Wilhelmina Harper's The Gunniwolf is a classic-beloved by readers, storytellers, and teachers. Unavailable for years, it is back with fabulous new illustrations by Barbara Upton, perfect for our time. Its vibrant, rhythmic read-aloud text-sprinkled with dialect-tells the story of Little Girl, who is forbidden to enter the jungle for fear of meeting the Gunniwolf. But when she does, this version's Gunniwolf seems almost playful-if just a little scary. But Little Girl learns her lesson, and a new generation of listeners will be rapt with delight at this "guten sweeten" book.
Illustrated by Barbara Upton. Author Biography: Wilhelmina Harper was a prominent children's librarian and noted anthologist and folklorist. She was born in Maine and worked in libraries in New York City, California, and France.
Barbara Upton is the illustrator of Adventure on Klickitat Island, by Hilary Horder Hippely, also published by Dutton.
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