Ryan here again, this week I have just finished reading The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza. This book was very interesting and could be utilised very well in a teaching situation. It tells the story of a hungy wolf and his craving for chicken stew and after finding a chicken that can satisfy this craving, he tries to fatten her up. He does this by leaving various foods on her front doorstep, each time cooking something different and something bigger. However, at the end it turns out that the chicken has dozens of baby chicks and he has been feeding them instead. The chicks are very appreciative of what he has been doing and all give him hugs, calling him "uncle wolf", with the wolf leaving with a change of heart and wanting to help the chicks eat again. The themes of this story is change and how sometimes doing one thing can lead to another.
By being able to implement this with students and show the values and morals associated with this story, the students would be able to reflect on how to use this example in their own life. It also has an very subtle underlying theme of health and how eating too many bad foods can negatively affect you. This is reinforced with the wolf continuously saying "Let's fatten you up with all these pancakes". There is slight counting involved in the book, especially in the aspect of the wolfs cooking, but it mainly focuses on common literacy and understanding the structure of the story. I would use this again with year 2 - 3 students.
The next book I will be reviewing My Cat Maisie by Pamela Allen, I have never heard of it before and found it in my local library, being attracted by the vibrant colours and well drawn illustrations.
Until next time.
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