AGE LEVEL
3 and 4 year-olds
GENRE
Picture book
REVIEW
Woolbur is a free-thinking young sheep. While the other lambs keep away from the herding dogs, he runs with them. While the other lambs are practicing dyeing yarn, Wilbur tints himself a deep blue. While the others his age are all practicing weaving, he adds to his own forelock some lengths of yellow yarn. His parents, "Maa" and "Paa" despair and try to get him to change his ways, but Wilbur's response to their concern is always just continued pride in himself. When they finally present him with a demand to conform, Wilbur comes up with a creative solution. Funny illustrations of a very content Woolbur add to the humor in the text. This is a great read-aloud for 3 and 4 year-olds who are individualistic, and hopefully a little encouragement for the followers to dare to be different a little more. Children will enjoy repeating Wilbur's response to his parents' shocked response to everything he does differently: "I know...isn't it great?"
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