The Big Bad Wolf in My House

　　一開始，狼看起來溫柔體貼，對她媽媽很好，但女孩卻早從他的眼神看出他的冷酷。
有一天，媽媽回家的時間晚了，狼大發脾氣，還大聲咆哮。從那天開始，笑容從媽媽的臉上消失了，女孩小心翼翼，做好一切本分，但狼的心情永遠難以猜測，時常大怒、亂摔東西，還緊緊抓住女孩的手，讓她的手臂都瘀青了。每當咆哮開始，女孩便只敢默默躲在房間被窩裡……
 
　　動人而深刻的故事描繪經歷家庭暴力孩子會有的恐懼和不安，同時帶來希望和力量。

A young girl describes what it’s like when her mom’s new friend comes to stay -- a moving story about domestic violence that ends on a hopeful note.

The young girl tells us that her mom’s new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf’s cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn’t smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but the wolf is unpredictable, throwing plates on the floor, yelling at her mother and holding the girl’s arm so tightly she is left with bruises. Whenever the yelling begins, she hides under the covers in her room.

How will she and her mom cope as the wolf becomes increasingly fierce?

Valérie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion have created a powerful, moving story about violence in the home that ends on a note of hope.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.9
Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.