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Hanni the wolf pup has never been alone before, and now she's lost in the wilderness. She's too little and scared even to cry out for help! But Hanni soon learns to trust the world outside and the wolf inside--and finally discovers a howl within, long a deep, that brings her family to the rescue. From an award-winning novelist comes this thrilling picture-book tale, illustrated with dynamic paintings that capture the dramatic landscape of the far north.
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Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-This fresh adventure story introduces some new elements to the ever-popular theme of losing and finding home. Here, a wolf cub and a sleepy brown bear play out the drama in Canada's vast Northwest Territories. Little Hanni (named for the Nahanni River) is frightened when she is separated from her pack during an outing. She is, however, a survivor, and on her journey home she learns some valuable lessons. She finds out that she can swim when she is forced to jump into the river just before the log she is riding goes over the falls. Next, she meets a large bear that brings her close to home and teaches her to use her sense of smell to guide her the rest of the way. When she finally reaches Howling Hill and is reunited with her family, she discovers that her wish has come true-she has grown up enough to howl and can join the pack in song. In the text, the water of Howling Hill is described as "hot" and "stinky;" unfortunately, no explanation is given for this and children will wonder why. The full-color oil paintings laid out in double-paged spreads give some idea of the grandeur of the area and its wildness. The details of the wolves' activities invite close inspection. The last illustration dramatically shows the animals howling into a blood-red dawn.-Virginia Golodetz, Children's Literature New England, Burlington, VT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Hobbs delivered a wintertime survival tale in his YA novel Far North; here he brings that same type of suspenseful adventure to picture book format. His protagonist this time, however, is no adolescent but a wolf pup. Somewhat anthropomorphizing his characters, Hobbs sets up a problem for Hanni straightaway: à la Eric Carle's The Very Quiet Cricket, she can't howl ("Don't worry," her mother tells her. "It's inside of you...somewhere deep inside."). Then mishap overtakes her. While playing on a log in the river, Hanni is separated from her family and swept fast away. She plunges bravely into the water (and discovers she can swim) just before reaching a deadly waterfall. A bear drifting in and out of hibernation helps her most of the way home; returning to the apparently deserted Howling Hill, Hanni finally finds her voice and howls for the first time and thus summons the pack. The coming-of-age theme overloads the story a bit, but the tension stays strong. Kastner, previously paired with Hobbs for Beardream, contributes exciting, motion-filled oils. Rendered in broad, blurry strokes, her wolves and bears are realistic, with only some subtle posing to give Hanni the occasional childlike attitude. Ages 5-up. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
When Hanni, a young wolf cub, becomes separated from her family, she must face the wilderness alone for the first time to find her way home. Her loneliness compels her to finally discover her howl, which brings her family to her. An engaging story, but the telling could be more taut, and the animals' dialogue seems slightly at odds with the naturalistic oil illustrations. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Ages 5^-8. Hobbs, master of the YA survival story, turns his attention to picture books with this riveting fictionalized account of a lost wolf cub. Although disappointed when she is unable to howl like the rest of the pack, Hanni is soon laughing with her brothers and sisters along the river bank. But before she realizes what is happening, she is floating down the river on a log, alone for the first time in her life. Hanni's survival depends on learning how to swim, convincing an enormous, sleepy bear (whom she eventually saves) to lead her home, and finding that elusive howl of hers. Although it's hard initially to discern Hanni from the rest of the pack, the oversize format is used to good advantage by Kastner, whose thickly brushed oil paintings display a mastery of both color and texture. This should have enormous appeal to Hanni's human counterparts as they venture into the larger worlds of school and neighborhood. --Julie Corsaro
