While the rabbit is reading wolf facts the rabbit is oblivious to the wolf that is stalking his prey (the rabbit). Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.

This is wonderfully funny because the astute reader will see that it’s not a fictionalised ending at all. Inside there are lots of non-fiction facts about wolves and each page is a fascinating journey of its own.when the rabbit reads the fragment about the tail of the wolf, it is shown in the picture that the rabbit steps on the tail of the wolf.

Further to the metafictive nature of this picturebook, an ‘alternative ending’ is supplied, and it is explained that this has been added for the more sensitive readers.As I moved through the book I became increasingly aware that things were not going well for the rabbit, and I had no idea how to save him. Despite having read hundreds of picture books with my (then) small daughter, I was still slightly woolly on picture book conventions such as, length/endpapers/format etc. This is a humorous, highly imaginative and original picture book and even comes with an alternative vegetarian ending! Framing and positioning of text plays an important role in the construction of narrative in this book. So when I was putting it together, all I was thinking about was the best way I need to give the impression that the wolf was going in — the book was sort of happening around you sort of thing.

I would also ask the children what they think about the illustrations and do an art project using pencils surrounding this book. It's a funny that I can't help smiling even though I'm trying to hide it because I don't think I should be laughing.Our eye is guided straight to the critical spot on the page, in this case to a clump of trees that — to the rabbit — now look like a big wolf. Even the postcard illustration, adding interest to the colophon, is something young readers may not have much experience with.