‘Deceptively simple story of Rabbit and his library book about “wolves”: the artwork is appropriately allusive and oblique’ Featured in the Irish Times ‘Top 30 children’s titles of 2005’ review
‘Emily Gravett is all for creating active readers with her debut picturebook Wolves. Light as a whisker, she offers playful lessons in black humour, irony, and in relationships between words and images, reality and fiction.' Jane Doonan, Times Educational Supplement
‘full of visual and written puns which will amuse and delight children and adults alike… the juxtaposition of a non-fiction text describing the life and habits of wolves with Gravett’s fat little long-eared rabbit walking blithely through the pages is well done, and library ticket and date label at the beginning, together with overdue notice at the end, will especially please those who are old enough to understand how libraries work.’ School Librarian
‘The charm of this book also lies in Emily’s delightful melange of skilful drawing with a big soft pencil, textured gouache, collage and generous use of white space.’ Brighton Evening Argus
‘Progression in post-modern approaches to picture books has brought exciting changes to the format… Wolves, the debut book by Emily Gravett constitutes her own singular addition to the oeuvre… this book brilliantly charts the mimetic processes of reading undertaken by the poor, unfortunate rabbit who finds himself the hapless protagonist in this post-structural work… This truly is a book to be loved, cherished and adored by all who value reading.’ Jake Hope, Achuka
‘Wolves, a first picture book with minimal text from a rabbit narrator by Emily Gravett which the judges are pleased to note follows the national carroticulum’ TES
‘A splendid and truly original picture book… Best of all are the artwork and the design – see this book and you’ll want to hold onto it forever. Good to share with children of any age.’
‘How could anyone involved in education not want to read a book that follows the ‘National Carroticulum’? This is a wonderfully quirky picture book… Keep one copy for the staff room.’ NLA WOW! Award 2006 Winner
‘The eight shortlisted titles amply demonstrate the exciting range of style and content for children of all ages to be found in illustrated books today. Whether… learning about wolves with a rabbit fatally engrossed in a library book… young readers aged from 3 years to 11 years and beyond are sure to find something to engage them on the 2005 shortlist', CILIP Carnegie/Greenaway Website
‘A real page-turner of a book… The illustrator’s style is totally unique, and the love and attention to detail here is obvious, even down to her having chewed the book herself to get the right effect’, Press Release – Judges Comments
‘A first book by Emily Gravett, a recent graduate of the University of Brighton, has been shortlisted for the Greenaway Medal, the top award for children’s book illustration’, The Times
‘Among this year’s finalists is Emily Gravett, an ex-traveller who is not long out of a Brighton University art course. She began drawing to stop herself “going up the walls” after moving off the road into a house when her daughter was born’, Guardian Unlimited (Article on the Kate Greenaway medal for illustrations for younger children. Emily Gravett listed as a finalist).
‘Emily Gravett’s Wolves collected the Kate Greenaway Medal.’ Publishing News
‘Some of the children’s books that flood onto the books desk make you want to be five all over again. One such was Wolves by Emily Gravett’. Irish Times
‘One thing is certain: librarians will love it.’ Times Educational Supplement
‘Young children enjoy visiting the library and this book shows that there are information books to be chosen as well as storybooks.’ Nursery Education
‘A digestable non-fiction treatment of wolves that leaves you to enoy the spirited drawings.’ Junior Education
‘This is a very creative and engaging book. Wonderful artwork. A must for Key Stage 1.’ English. Four to Eleven.
‘It’s a quirky tale.’ Daily Mail
‘A digestible non-fiction treatment of wolves that leaves you to enjoy the spirited drawings.’ Junior Education
No.5 ‘A beautifully crafted story, funny and poignant.’ The Independent (Best Books for Ages 8-12)
‘Funny and packed with laugh-aloud language, while deeper struggles…are moving.’ The Observer
‘A hilarious romp.’ Daily Mail
‘A gripping and hilarious tale from start to finish.’ Junior Education
‘An unconventional picture book that is almost as much fun for parents as it is for their children.’ Liverpool Echo
'This year’s Greenaway winner…is an informative book, which is also very funny and even boasts an alternative ending for “more sensitive readers‘ Impartial Reader
