Wolf in the City

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Publisher Name
Scallywag Press
Genre(s)
Age Range
4+
Release Date
September 09, 2025
ISBN13
978-1836300106
ISBN10 or ASIN
   
Wolf lives on a plinth in a tired old square on the edge of a vast and magnificent city.
Taken for granted and pooped on by Pigeon, she longs to be admired and to find her place amongst the famous statues in the City Center. One day, she sets off on the bus to do just that, but she discovers that the city statues are mean and selfish. Wolf soon realizes that she misses home, and she heads back to her old square, only to find that her friends there have missed her just as much.

With warmth and humor, this delight of a debut picture book by author and illustrator Rachel Tilda Wolf explores the need to be appreciated and the importance of finding one's home.

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1 review
Grass isn't always greener
(Updated: June 26, 2026)
Overall rating
 
3.8
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Wolf in the City is a unique look at the “the grass isn’t always greener on the other side” metaphor. In a quaint little town is a wolf statue that decides to find another place to reside. Ultimately, no place is as good as the place he came from, and everyone in his village is happy at his return. The idyllic illustrations of his journey feel vaguely French or Greek, giving it a timeless, folksy quality. Overall, the story is engaging, and Wolf learns an important lesson, as do the readers, by extension.
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