Big Bad Wolf's Yom Kippur (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Wolf wondered: Could he become better and brighter?

When Racoon invites the Big Bad Wolf to Yom Kippur services, Wolf agrees to go. While he is there, he hears how everyone can use Yom Kippur as a day to become better and brighter. Wolf's not so sure...a big bad wolf can't become good! Can he? Will helping the girl in a red hood, her granny, and the three little pigs show him the way?

It is a regular morning, and Big Bad Wolf is just getting
ready for another day full of bad, when something very different happens.
Raccoon knocks on his door to apologize for rummaging through his garbage and
invites him to synagogue services. What first appears to Wolf as an
opportunity for a giant lunch buffet becomes, instead, an opportunity for Wolf
to experience a change of heart. Warmly welcomed by the rabbi, who claims
anyone can become better and brighter just like the leaves in the forest as they
change color in the fall, Wolf, wrapped in a peaceful moment, begins to wonder
if he could do the same. He spends the day helping Little Red Riding Hood take
care of her sick grandmother (even though he'd rather eat them both) and
showing the three little pigs how to make their houses stronger. Despite the
new feelings these kindnesses give him, deep down he doesn't believe a wolf can
change, because he keeps making mistakes. But as the day ends, his new friends
arrive with a feast to break their Yom Kippur fast and they want to share it
with their helper, partner and friend, a Big GOOD Wolf.

Sharp, sly illustrations envelop this gently fractured fairy
tale in humor and warmth, while the story includes many details that help
explain Yom Kippur practices to young readers as they discover we can all
return to our best selves, beginning with kindness and heartfelt apologies.