SuitabookThe lucky litter
Jennifer Keats Curtis
- Reading
- Read together, pausing to name what happens to the pups and what the book explains about wolves or wildfires. Use the back matter to follow the child’s questions rather than rushing past them.
- Themes
- Wildlife rescue and human care: Firefighters, zookeepers and vets respond to five wolf pups found during a wildfire and help them grow before relocation. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Natural disasters and habitats: The pups’ forest is affected by a large wildfire, and the book includes information about wolves, wildfires and changing habitats. The subject is presented as environmental information connected to the pups’ experience, rather than as a fictional adventure.
- Worth knowing
- The wildfire and the pups’ lack of wolf parents may feel upsetting. The story also involves separation from their original habitat and later moves between human-managed settings.