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Gr 2–4—Betsy, the trustworthy shepherd introduced in Betsy Who Cried Wolf (HarperCollins, 2002), and Zimmo, the wolf who reinvented himself after demonstrating his predilection for herding sheep instead of eating them, are together again. It is Betsy's birthday, and she is allowed to go to her grandmother's house by herself to deliver cupcakes. She decides to take the sheep, and Zimmo begs to come along. Betsy concedes, but her instincts warn her that wolves and grandmas don't mix. When Zimm...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Betsy (see the team's previous Betsy Who Cried Wolf) is still a shepherd; Zimmo, her partner in watching the sheep, is still a wolf, though in his vest and trousers, he looks more like a benevolent uncle. Even so, when Betsy takes cupcakes to Grandma, she at first tells him to stay home ("Wolves aren't good for grandmas") before relenting ("Betsy thought about it. Zimmo had never hurt a person or a sheep"). And the sheep are coming, too ("T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Shepherd Betsy (<i>Betsy Who Cried Wolf</i>), her wolf partner Zimmo, and their increasingly rowdy herd take cupcakes to Grandma. Presently ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More