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The Dog Who Cried Wolf
Moka is a good dog. But when Michelle, his little girl, reads him a book about wolves, being a good dog suddenly seems awfully boring. Wolves get to run around doing whatever they want. No one ever makes a wolf dress up for a tea party.
So Moka decides to run away to the wild. But what will happen when the real wolves show up?
For any kid who's tired of being good, Moka's antics will be a vicarious treat.
So Moka decides to run away to the wild. But what will happen when the real wolves show up?
For any kid who's tired of being good, Moka's antics will be a vicarious treat.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published September 8, 2005
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September 27, 2020
Adorable story of a pampered pet who yearns to throw off the shackles of afternoon tea parties, and run with the pack . . . until he meets some real wolves. With darling illustrations by the author.
April 22, 2009
I loved, loved, loved this book. The pictures are absolutely adorable. I wholeheartedly believed everything about this dog and the relationship of the girl and dog. The dog is so cute; his facial expressions and body language made him a very appealing companion animal.
The story is actually interesting and sweet and very funny, with an especially humorous twist at the end.
This is now one of my favorite picture books, and it can be enjoyed thoroughly by both young children and adults. I definitely plan to read and share other books by this author/illustrator.
Full disclosure: I love dogs.
The story is actually interesting and sweet and very funny, with an especially humorous twist at the end.
This is now one of my favorite picture books, and it can be enjoyed thoroughly by both young children and adults. I definitely plan to read and share other books by this author/illustrator.
Full disclosure: I love dogs.
November 17, 2019
Moka the dog had a perfect life with his human friend Michelle, until the day she read him a book about wolves, and he realized that he was simply too domesticated. He wanted to know what it felt like to run free, hunt for his food, and howl at the moon, so one night, he ran away...
The Dog Who Cried Wolf is an engaging picture-book about wanting to be something or somebody else, and will have young readers eager to know what happens next. Short and sweet, it is accompanied by Kasza'a charming and expressive illustrations, and would make an excellent, feel-good story-hour selection. The ending in particular, will win a chuckle!
The Dog Who Cried Wolf is an engaging picture-book about wanting to be something or somebody else, and will have young readers eager to know what happens next. Short and sweet, it is accompanied by Kasza'a charming and expressive illustrations, and would make an excellent, feel-good story-hour selection. The ending in particular, will win a chuckle!
April 28, 2009
Cute little story about being true to yourself! The pictures are amusing; make sure you turn the page after the last words for the biggest laugh!
February 17, 2017
What a great illustrator is Keiko Kasza!
April 5, 2020
It's basic human nature to want to want to be something more than we are. Living in an age of social media, we see influencers and celebrities paraded as paragons of the human form, always showing us lowly serfs that we aren't good enough. But how many among us would thrive in the world we project ourselves into? If thrown into the wolves, would we survive?
That is the literal and figurative message of "The Dog Who Cried Wolf" by Keiko Kasza, the story of Moka the dog wanting to be more than a house dog, and finding himself lost in the woods alone and scared with the wolves he so much wanted to be like.
The book is a good indicator of the plot device "Man vs self" as Moka sees himself not just as a house dog, but as something more akin to the wild wolves hes read so much of with his owner Michelle. He wants nothing more than to feel the freedom of the air in his fur, the rush of excitement in howling at the moon, and the abject debauchery of peeing outside whenever he feels like. As defined by the 7th Edition of "Children's Literature Briefly", "A good plot shows what happens to the characters in such a way that the reader cares about the outcome". (Tunnell, Jacobs, Young, Bryan Pg. 11). As such, the reader yearns for Moka to be with his kindred wolf brothers, and feels the yearning to return to the home he knows as he leaves the forest and runs back to his owner.
In very much the same way "The Story of Ferdinand" shows young readers that society can't be the indicating factor of what describes us, so too does "The Dog Who Cried Wolf" shows readers that sometimes we deceive ourselves in what we believe we can and cannot do. This book would be great as a compare and contrast with Ferdinand, and can introduce readers into several other conflict plot structures as well.
That is the literal and figurative message of "The Dog Who Cried Wolf" by Keiko Kasza, the story of Moka the dog wanting to be more than a house dog, and finding himself lost in the woods alone and scared with the wolves he so much wanted to be like.
The book is a good indicator of the plot device "Man vs self" as Moka sees himself not just as a house dog, but as something more akin to the wild wolves hes read so much of with his owner Michelle. He wants nothing more than to feel the freedom of the air in his fur, the rush of excitement in howling at the moon, and the abject debauchery of peeing outside whenever he feels like. As defined by the 7th Edition of "Children's Literature Briefly", "A good plot shows what happens to the characters in such a way that the reader cares about the outcome". (Tunnell, Jacobs, Young, Bryan Pg. 11). As such, the reader yearns for Moka to be with his kindred wolf brothers, and feels the yearning to return to the home he knows as he leaves the forest and runs back to his owner.
In very much the same way "The Story of Ferdinand" shows young readers that society can't be the indicating factor of what describes us, so too does "The Dog Who Cried Wolf" shows readers that sometimes we deceive ourselves in what we believe we can and cannot do. This book would be great as a compare and contrast with Ferdinand, and can introduce readers into several other conflict plot structures as well.
July 10, 2024
A cute story about a dog who wants to be a wolf. The story has a good flow, the text is well written (not too simple and not too complicated), and the illustrations are really nice. It was an overall very enjoyable read!
A fun story for children!
A fun story for children!
January 26, 2011
This is a good book to read to the class to help explore their imagination. Michelle reads a book to her dog Moka about wolves. Moka then thinks his life would be better being a wolf than a dog. So Moka runs away, at first he is excited and having a good time, but then he meets real wolves. Moka gets scared and runs home back to Michelle. But then Michelle reads a book about monkeys. Will Moka think he is a monkey now? This bookc can be used as a prediction source. It would allow the children to guess what would happen next in the story.
March 13, 2015
Moka, an adorable little dog, loves Michelle, his person…even when she dresses him up for tea parties. But when Michelle reads him a book about wolves, Moka longs to be one. He leaves his mundane life as a house pet and runs away. At first, being a wolf is great fun, until it gets dark and he gets cold and hungry and then meets a pack of real wolves. The illustrations are awesome in their expressiveness and filled with fun. This was a favorite with my story time audience who laughed out loud in places.
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January 31, 2011This childrens' book was an easy read appropriate for younger elementary school students or English Language Learners. I would use it for pleasure reading or "story time" for pre-k~1st grade. It is a short story about a girl and her dog named Moka. The girl reads a story about wild wolves and tells Moka he is similiar to a wolf. He then agrees and goes on an adventure to really live in the wild. He does not last long and comes back home to Michelle (his owner).
May 17, 2014
i've read too many books about the the civil war and racism to enjoy this.
little girl reads a book about wolves to her dog. wolves are free, unchained, fend for themselves.
the dog runs away to the mountains and finds that freedom is HARD, scary and runs back to the little girl.
where he is chained up, given food when his master decides to feed him, made to perform at her bidding.
happy.
little girl reads a book about wolves to her dog. wolves are free, unchained, fend for themselves.
the dog runs away to the mountains and finds that freedom is HARD, scary and runs back to the little girl.
where he is chained up, given food when his master decides to feed him, made to perform at her bidding.
happy.
September 23, 2020
Lo primero que me encantó de este cuento fueron sus hermosas ilustraciones, me recuerdan a las imágenes de las postales antiguas o los álbums de stickers de la época de los 80's. La trama tiene una moraleja para reflexionar el valor que debemos darle a nuestra vida cotidiana y que aunque es bueno cambiar de vez en cuando la rutina, siempre es bueno agradecer lo que la vida ya nos brinda. Le doy todas las estrellitas.
November 11, 2011
Enjoyable with its cute pictures and fun to see the dog experience wolf life. However, I think I prefer "Wiener Wolf" if I have to choose which to read for a preschool storytime. But this is a great one to Book Talk or have as an extra option.
I couldn't help wondering how the girl could hug him after the skunk, but maybe that was just me.
I couldn't help wondering how the girl could hug him after the skunk, but maybe that was just me.
February 25, 2009
Cute story and pictures.
September 3, 2011
This is a cute story about a dog whose owner reads him a book about wolves, and he decides to try it out. Being a wolf doesn't work out quite as he planned.
March 16, 2019
A girl name Michelle and her dog named Moka read a book about wolves, and that made Moka want to try the wolf life. He decides to run away from home, and he loved the freedom at first. Then, he couldn’t get food, became lonely, and realized he missed Michelle, so after howling at the moon and encountering real wolves, he returned back home where Michelle was waiting for him. a great story about knowing where you belong, and not taking what you have for granted.
I give this book 5/5 stars. I am a big lover of dogs, so any story with a dog in it will be my favorite. It is also a familiar feeling of wanting something different in your life when you see someone elses life. I think everyone has felt that before, so it is definitely relatable and a good topic for a children's book, because children need to know they shouldn't wish to be anybody but themselves. I also loved the illustrations, and the ending was light-hearted and funny.
I give this book 5/5 stars. I am a big lover of dogs, so any story with a dog in it will be my favorite. It is also a familiar feeling of wanting something different in your life when you see someone elses life. I think everyone has felt that before, so it is definitely relatable and a good topic for a children's book, because children need to know they shouldn't wish to be anybody but themselves. I also loved the illustrations, and the ending was light-hearted and funny.
February 23, 2020
Moka was so happy being Michelle's dog until one day she read him a book about wolves. "Look, Moka, you are kind of like a wolf." As Moka continue to read the book he started to want to have the freedom to run around free, hunt wild animals and howl at the moon. Michelle was having some trouble with his antics. But the final straw was having to dress up for Michelle's tea party. He ran off into the mountains to become a wolf. He ran, jumped, danced, and peed wherever he wanted. He liked this life. So when he got hungry, he was just going to hunt up some food. It's was not as easy as he thought. But he wasn't ready to give up yet. He saw the moon and began to howl as loudly as he could.. he could do this!
"Suddenly, something howled back!" REAL WOLVES!!!
He ran all the way home to his girl and was happy to be just Moka, a pet.
Absolutely gorgeous illustrations, especially the wild flowers and Moka howling into the night.
"Suddenly, something howled back!" REAL WOLVES!!!
He ran all the way home to his girl and was happy to be just Moka, a pet.
Absolutely gorgeous illustrations, especially the wild flowers and Moka howling into the night.
April 6, 2020
The Dog Who Cried Wolf by Keiko Kasza is a fictional picture book. Sometimes being a dog isn’t so bad after all, at least for now.
The Dog Who Cried Wolf is a fictional picture book, but also has a person vs. self-conflict. A person vs. self-conflict means that the protagonist has to deal with some inner conflict whether it be learning from a mistake, an addiction, or any sort of conflict. Moka is a good dog but has a conflict with himself and soon learns what he needs to do to overcome that conflict. He goes through different trials in his journey to soon find what was in front of him all along.
This book is great for any lesson dealing with conflict especially person vs. self. It is a cute book with great illustrations for children to grasp the idea of what conflict he is going through and understanding what happens during that process.
The Dog Who Cried Wolf is a fictional picture book, but also has a person vs. self-conflict. A person vs. self-conflict means that the protagonist has to deal with some inner conflict whether it be learning from a mistake, an addiction, or any sort of conflict. Moka is a good dog but has a conflict with himself and soon learns what he needs to do to overcome that conflict. He goes through different trials in his journey to soon find what was in front of him all along.
This book is great for any lesson dealing with conflict especially person vs. self. It is a cute book with great illustrations for children to grasp the idea of what conflict he is going through and understanding what happens during that process.
February 23, 2022
A girl and her dog lived life together until one day while they read a book about wolfs she compared the dog to a wolf. The dog thought he was like a wolf and wanted to be free like one and so that night he left to be wild like a wolf. He lived free like a wolf but when the dog got hungry he hunted but had no luck and so he did one thing he wanted to do and that was howling at the moon. When he did that real wolfs came out and that scared him and he ran back to his house and lived his life that he loved. I loved how the book told that we might want to be like something but actually living that life can come with missing your old life.
January 31, 2017
This book is about a dog named Moka, and the owner Michelle read him a book about Wolves. He wanted to be a wolf so bad that he ran away for the day into the mountains. He encountered wolves, and decided he wanted to be home. He came back to her and happy as ever. This would be a fun book in the classroom. I really liked this book for the illustrations, and the story it told. The end i thought was really funny and i know children would find it funny too. It is a "feel good" book!
March 26, 2019
Fun story about a dog who decides it would be fun to be free as a wolf when his person, Michelle, reads him a book and points out that he resembles wolves a bit. When he runs away to pursue his dream of being a wolf, he discovers it's not all it's cracked up to be. Beautiful illustrations accompany this sweet story of dreams and friendship and finding out who you really are. A good group read aloud or one-on-one read.
October 18, 2023
lighthearted, happy ending, funny
When Moka the dog reads a book about wolves with his little girl, he suddenly feels like being a dog is boring. He wants to do the things that wolves do and be free to roam and do whatever he wants. When Moka deicides to run away with the wolves he must choose if that is the life he really wants.
The type of characteristic that this modern fantasy book has is talking animals. This would make this book fall under the animal fantasy category.
When Moka the dog reads a book about wolves with his little girl, he suddenly feels like being a dog is boring. He wants to do the things that wolves do and be free to roam and do whatever he wants. When Moka deicides to run away with the wolves he must choose if that is the life he really wants.
The type of characteristic that this modern fantasy book has is talking animals. This would make this book fall under the animal fantasy category.
February 11, 2019
this is a great book, it talking about a dog that when he read a book and try to be a wolf because he was so tried about his owner, so he gets out of his house, and go on the mountain top, and see the real wolves. it is like you sad you want to be some jobs, but you don't know what is that jobs really like, but you go to and try.
January 2, 2023
Muy lindo y divertido a pesar de la brevedad del mismo.
Para ser honesta no quería interrumpir mi tradición de acabar un libro en el primer día del año, así que viendo el tiempo que me quedaba, corrí a una opción sencilla. Eso sí, me gustó mucho que el perrito a pesar de las dificultades dijera "todavía tengo que intentar esto otro (para vivir la experiencia completa)" ¡y qué mejor enseñanza!
Para ser honesta no quería interrumpir mi tradición de acabar un libro en el primer día del año, así que viendo el tiempo que me quedaba, corrí a una opción sencilla. Eso sí, me gustó mucho que el perrito a pesar de las dificultades dijera "todavía tengo que intentar esto otro (para vivir la experiencia completa)" ¡y qué mejor enseñanza!
August 17, 2017
This is a funny and adorable little tale about a dog who decides he no longer wants to be a prissy house dog and goes out into the wild to become a wolf, but he quickly learns that he had it made back home with his best friend and owner.
February 11, 2019
I think the "the dog who cried wolf" was a good book is talking about a is think about it is a wolf.
And the dog leaves him owner and try to be a wolf. but when he saw the wolf and his fear. And then he goes back to his owner
And the dog leaves him owner and try to be a wolf. but when he saw the wolf and his fear. And then he goes back to his owner
November 19, 2019
The dog who cried wolf by Keiko Kasia is about a dog named Moka who has an owner named Michelle. One day Moka was bored at home and going through books about wolves. He liked the wolves and how they go "Haooooooo" so he left his house to become a wolf. Moka left one day, and Michelle got scared. While Moka was gone, he could pee everywhere, he got sprayed by a skunk, he danced, and a mouse made fun of him. When the evening came he saw five wolves and they were all howling. It scared Moka, enough for him to run home and never be a wolf again. Michelle was so happy Moka came home. The end
by Owen
by Owen
March 17, 2023
In this humorous picture book, a dog grows tired of tea parties and such with the little girl who owns him. He sets off to become a wolf, with comical adventures. The illustrations add much to the humor of the story.
October 20, 2017
This book teaches children about how to be themselves. Moka was curious about being a wolf, but once he followed his curiousity, he missed his real self.
October 25, 2017
Great for slightly older kids in storytime. The line about Moka being able to pee wherever he wants always gets laughs.
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