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Several recent interpretations of the Big Bad Wolf show him as being a character with relatively good intentions, mostly considered "Bad" due to a misunderstanding or prejudice. However, the best-known "good" adaptations are from films, where it is mostly used for a comedic effect. The story as told by Alexander T.

The Big Bad Wolf Tells All has ratings and 41 reviews. Robin said: It took me a little bit to get into this book. Right off the bat we meet not only. The Big Bad Wolf My Side of the Story - Kindle edition by Kate Clary. the accused and so on, present each side, and then argue out which is telling the truth!.

Wolf is merely a fiction made up to conceal his guilt. Wolf, portrayed as rather civil, had a cold. He was baking a cake for his grandmother's birthday and the wolf had to travel to the little pigs' houses to borrow a cup of sugar.

Each time the pigs turned him away, Alexander T. Wolf's cold caused him to huff and puff and sneeze a great sneeze whereupon the wolf would accidentally destroy the pig's house. Finding the inhabitant deceased, the Alexander T. Wolf decided to eat the body so as not to let good meat go to waste, since the pig was dead anyway. The final pig's house was not blown down and Alexander T. Wolf went into an excessive sneezing fit while the pig allegedly insulted his grandmother.

The authorities came and dragged a furious and flustered wolf away and locked him up in prison. It is from prison where Alexander T. Wolf is now telling his not entirely convincing story as the news reports have found out about the two dead pigs he ate and jazzed up their story. Wolf stated that he was framed. The story ended with a white-bearded Alexander T. Wolf quoting "But maybe you can loan me a cup of sugar. There are actually two wolves in the Looney Tunes series, but the most famous one is from the short Three Little Bops.

In the story, the wolf plays a trumpet rather badly while instrument playing pigs engage in club hopping using clubs made of straw, sticks, and bricks. This was a more humorous wolf, being slightly stupid, but really prone to anger. The only theatrical short subject cartoon series produced by Hanna Barbera after they left MGM and formed their own studio, Loopy de Loop is cast as a tuque -topped, kind-hearted wolf who speaks with a bad French Canadian accent, and whose kind-hearted attempts to assist almost always ended up by being rejected by those he sought to help-or something slightly worse.

The Weinstein Company 's computer-animated films Hoodwinked! Evil features the Wolf as a misunderstood Fletch -type investigator voiced by Patrick Warburton. The Wolf, whose full name is Wolf W. Wolf , works undercover assignments. His assistant and cameraman is a hyperactive squirrel named Twitchy and he writes a column for The Once Upon a Times. His reason for stalking Red Puckett is not to eat her, but rather to get information from her about a mysterious thief striking this part of the woods.

The popular computer-animated Shrek film series reversed many conventional roles found in fairy tales, including depicting the Big Bad Wolf voiced by Aron Warner from Little Red Riding Hood as a friendly misunderstood cross-dresser apparently still wearing her grandmother's clothes and on good terms with the three little pigs.

This depiction, along with a seemingly transgender bartender who the crew deny on the DVD commentary as having any sort of gender confusion and Pinocchio's expansive nose in Shrek 2 , raised the ire of some groups who objected to the film's sexual content, in what is billed as a children's film. However, the wolf is no longer in drag in the video games. The Big Bad Wolf has become a regularly recurring puppet character on Sesame Street , appearing usually in purple fur although he originally had blue shaggy fur, as he was a variant of Herry Monster. Besides the purple and blue variants, there were also green and white versions of the Big Bad Wolf.

Robinson , David Rudman , and Matt Vogel. In episode , the Big Bad Wolf works in the hair-drying salon after telling Elmo and Telly Monster that he is no longer in the pig-chasing business. When he does realize this thanks to Alan, Big Bird. The comic book series Fables by Bill Willingham features a reformed Big Bad Wolf as a major character, commonly referred to as " Bigby ". In order to pass for human, the other animal fables want nothing to do with him , he has been infected with lycanthropy, making him, in essence, a werewolf.

He acts as sheriff for the Fable community, going by the name of Bigby Wolf. He is often portrayed as a typical film-noir -style trenchcoat -wearing detective.

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In the context of the series, he earned the name "Big Bad" after his much larger siblings sarcastically noted his drive to be ferocious, particularly after his father, the incarnation of the North Wind, left his mother due to a wind's nature of having to move, else the wind would never reach other lands.

Due to his unique parentage, his infamous "huff 'n puff" is a form of wind control that has been shown to be powerful enough to smash trees down, blow out an army of flaming animated puppetmen, and Bigby once conjectured that even a brick house would most likely be blown to bits by it. Bigby Wolf serves as the main protagonist and player character of the video game adaptation of Fables , The Wolf Among Us. He is shown to have four forms—fully human, still mostly human but with wolf eyes, fangs, claws, and higher strength, a humanoid wolf of still greater strength, and a towering four-legged wolf possessing immense power and speed.

In the eight-hour movie broadcast as a mini-series The 10th Kingdom , Scott Cohen plays a character called Wolf , which is based on the Big Bad Wolf and there is some speculation to whether he may even be the Big Bad Wolf's descendant mainly owed to the fact that most other characters in the mini-series are descendants of many well-known fairy tale characters. Wolf recognizes he has a sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder towards eating lamb meat , rabbit meat , or little-girl meat, which he tries to overcome when he falls in love with Virginia , the main character.

Note that her married name would be Virginia Wolf. A hardcover graphic novel published by Top Shelf Comics by J. Arnold and Rich Koslowski, sets the wolf as a sympathetic victim of class warfare in the rural south. Pigs and wolves serve as allegorical races in the story, with the wolves as disenfranchised farmers and the pigs as wealthy elitists.

When the blues -playing wolf suffers numerous crimes at the hands of pigs, he swears revenge and rampages through the southern underworld. In it, Henry's father was framed by a league of those who transport fairy dust. Henry must discover the truth and help to release his father. Holka Polka , a children's play features the character in a different light, as someone who is afraid of little girls and can't scare them and isn't menacing at all.

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Peter and the Wolf Peter and the Wolf Retrieved from " https: Fairy tale stock characters Fictional wolves Anthropomorphic animals Literary villains Male characters in fairy tales. This book has really simple illustrations - see the cover - of the little boy and the big, bad, wolf who he is trying to help get his big, badness back. The wolf's name is really Bernard but the kid wants to call him Zorro.

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There This kids book is so cool. There are 8 chapters in this book as the kid and the wolf hang out together and the kid tries to teach Zorro about how to be scary.

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The Big Bad Wolf and Me by Delphine Perret.

Something about the simplicity of the illustrations and the funny text just kills us. Me and the 5 year old love this one. Oct 08, Johncady rated it it was amazing. The story follows a young boy who finds a small black dog on his way home from school, but the dog turns out to be the fabled "Big Bad Wolf". Except no one believes in him anymore, so he is small, weak and afraid. The boy takes him in and goes about feeding him and training him to become the big bad wolf again, even though the wold has a bad attitude and wants no help. Eventually the wolf regains The Big Bad Wolf And Me is a great book for children as it turns the big bad wolf story on its head.

Eventually the wolf regains his confidence, and the boy gains a friend. The illustrations are very simple, and each short section is separated by chapter. This story give children a whole new perspective to the Big Bad Wolf tale. Mar 30, Sara Jones rated it really liked it Shelves: This book consists of 11 graphic-novel-esque chapters that will appeal to kids who are interested in comic books but not quite there yet.

The story is told in simple line drawings and witty dialogue between a boy and the big, bad wolf. Except that when the boy stumbles across the big, bad wolf on his way home from school, the wolf is sad and hungry and not all that scary. But no fear, because boy takes wolf under his wing, feeds him lots of chocolate chip cookies and tries to bring the bad out o This book consists of 11 graphic-novel-esque chapters that will appeal to kids who are interested in comic books but not quite there yet.

But no fear, because boy takes wolf under his wing, feeds him lots of chocolate chip cookies and tries to bring the bad out of him! I like the author's sense of humor and think it is one that children and adults can both share and appreciate together. Jul 26, Trish rated it really liked it Shelves: Although our library has this title cataloged as a juvenile fiction, I would consider it a graphic novel for young children.

This has translated well from the original French. A young boy encounters what he thinks is a dog on his way home from school. When he talks to the dog, the animal replies "I am not a dog. You know, the really scary one? But, no one believes in the big bad wolf anymore, so what is Although our library has this title cataloged as a juvenile fiction, I would consider it a graphic novel for young children.

But, no one believes in the big bad wolf anymore, so what is he to do? He moves in with the boy and lives in his closet and eats chocolate chip cookies. And there begins an unusual friendship and story. It is lots of fun. Apr 19, Maggie rated it really liked it Shelves: Would you share your cookies and let him sleep in your bedroom closet? That's just what one boy did while helping the Wolf work on his self-confidence. A fun, easy read with clear but simple pictures that help guide the delightful story along. A great choice for ages 7 through 12, but keep in mind that it also made CIP: A great choice for ages 7 through 12, but keep in mind that it also made this something reviewer laugh out loud.

PRW and Booklist both gave favorable reviews. Apr 02, Laura rated it really liked it Shelves: This book is an interesting take on kids being afraid of things. The wolf in the story is not scary at all in fact, he doesn't even eat meat so the little boy has to teach him how to do it. I love the concept and the writing. Just wish the pictures were bigger--some of the text is in such a tiny font, you almost need a magnifying glass to see it.

This is a picture book for older kids--it has 12 short little chapters. Would be fun to read something like this after reading some fairy tales with s This book is an interesting take on kids being afraid of things. Would be fun to read something like this after reading some fairy tales with scary wolves. Feb 23, Cristy rated it it was amazing Shelves: Perret and Rowan have found a clever way to take a well know but one dimensional character and modernize him by expanding his story.

I read this to my 4 year old twin boys tonight before bed and they absolutely loved it as did I. The wolf comes to life in story as well as in the fantastic little illustrations. What a fun book… Well done! Oct 12, Tina rated it really liked it Shelves: Picture Book, Fantasy Review: This book was so cute! A little boy takes a wolf in, and attempts to turn him into the big, bad wolf he is meant to be. Although this is obviously fantasy, it feels believable.

The wolf takes on many human characteristics, and his development mirrors human development. The illustrations are uniquely delightful. Dec 28, Pam rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a chapter book, and therefore it counts towards my year long total! I'll be honest, I picked it up because it was a very short chapter book, but it was charmingly written and illustrated.

And the part where the Big Bad Wolf says, "Nobody believes in me anymore. I don't scare anyone. Glad I read it! Feb 11, Jo rated it really liked it Shelves: Sweet story about a little boy who encounters a wolf on his way home from school. The wolf Bernard aka Zorro is sad because nobody is afraid of him anymore so the little boy takes him home to live in his closet, feed him chocolate chip cookies and teach the wolf how to be scary again.

Feb 01, Kathy Ellen Davis rated it really liked it Shelves: I don't know where to put this book category wise, because it's got illustrations but it's long too. A fun little chapter book about a boy who finds the big bad wolf, only, he's not so big and bad anymore. I thought it was great fun. Oct 23, Katie rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: The story is very sweet and both the characters are enticing and you root for the big bad wolf and the little boy.

May 16, Justin Matott rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Anyone with a good sense of humor! This is a great, simple book. I laughed out loud at the gym when I got to the end. I won't spoil the reason, but it is a great and funny lesson about finding your purpose and when you do, doing it to the best of your ability. Jun 06, Christa Wade rated it it was ok. This was a "so-so"kind of book for me. My daughter sat through the whole thing, so I assume she was content with it.

The storyline could have been condensed a bit, but the few words on each page and illustrations could keep a child's interests. May 30, Jana rated it it was amazing. Has little tiny chapters and fun pictures. Great book, I highly recommend it! May 03, Cindy rated it it was amazing. I loved these simplistic little pictures: Aug 17, Tricia rated it liked it. May 20, Sharper1 rated it really liked it.

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