Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

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She had met the psychiatrist and author Anthony Storr (1920–2001) during her training and married him in 1942. They had three daughters, Sophia, Polly and Emma, but divorced in 1970. She later married the economist Lord Balogh (1905–1985). [6] One of the joys of revisiting the tales as an adult is discovering that, like all really good children’s fiction (and films too), there are many levels to them. The wolf is simultaneously a dangerous wild animal, a sexual predator and an annoying little brother, slipping from one role to another within the space of a sentence. In the title story he is at one moment saying “I shall be in your bedroom before it’s light tomorrow morning, crunching up the last of your little bones,” and the next proudly telling Polly that he bought half a pound of beans “with my own money … all by myself”. You get a real sense of the wolf being truly threatening, sinister and cunning, but this is almost immediately dispelled, a few lines on, by his childlike pleasure in having managed some shopping on his own. Catherine Storr, Baroness Balogh (born Catherine Cole; 21 July 1913 – 8 January 2001, [1]) was an English children's writer, best known for her novel Marianne Dreams and for a series of books about a wolf ineptly pursuing a young girl, beginning with Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf. She also wrote under the name Helen Lourie. [2] Life [ edit ]

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I read this purely for the nostalgia factor, but it's genuinely hilarious?? The wolf is pure comedic genius. The conversations he and Polly have had me in stitches, such as when they discuss poetry and the wolf is unimpressed with Polly's recital of Monday's Child: Written in 1955 by English author Catherine Storr, Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf is a collection of short children's stories focusing on the adventures of a bright young girl named Polly and a dim-witted wolf with his heart set on eating her. Most of the stories follow a similar formula: The Wolf, inspired by a fairy story or folk tale, will hatch an overly complicated plan to catch Polly. Inevitably, Polly will already be familiar with the story and foil The Wolf's plan through the use of logic and by reminding him that they don't live in a storybook. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2014-07-10 13:29:27.40946 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1131821 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Containerid S0022 Donor

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Storr, Catherine (1970). "Fear and evil in children's books". Children's Literature in Education. 1: 22–40. doi: 10.1007/BF01140654. S2CID 143753098. At first you think it is just going to be predictable children's stories in the vein of things like Brer Rabbit Book or Looney tunes (roadrunner for example). I thought it was ok on that level, sometimes a bit whimsical or sentimental but OK. But as I read on there was more to it.

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I read that the book was based on the author's real daughter's real phobia (as a child) about wolves and was a way of working through that. To me the book is more interesting when read this way, about a real little girl's grappling with an imagined wolf. If the wolf represents toxic anxiety and it is really about triumph over fear then I suddenly like it a lot. Civilized Animal: The Wolf. He has an appreciation for fine cuisine. Helped by Derek Griffiths' portrayal of him in the audio recording.urn:oclc:863446731 Republisher_date 20150919060055 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20150915060650 Scanner scribe13.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Worldcat (source edition) The book contains a literary discussion theme throughout the stories for example ‘Monday’s Child’, in which Polly and the (not so stupid) wolf have a discussion, the wolf proves himself to be rather good at talking about poems, scoffing at the kind that merely rhymes and telling Polly that proper poetry should “make you feel you understand life for the first time”, before going on to recite a poem about cooking and eating children. The theme is continued throughout with reference to other favourite children’s book however the wolf proves that he has not learnt much from his study of literature throughout the story. This can be used to question children about their understanding of previous stories that they have read. Children will get the sense of ‘correcting’ the wolf which will enhance their prior knowledge. Shall I give it to a little boy who is interested in how things work?' the wolf suggested, cautiously wrapping the bomb up in the remains of the too-small paper bag.

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Julia Eccleshare, "Storr, Catherine", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edition, Oxford: OUP, January 2005 accessed 28 June 2008 Puffin Age 7-9 This classic collection was written over 70 years ago, yet it is a surprisingly modern recasting of the traditional tale with a strong female character who uses her intelligence to outwit the less sharp wolf. Despite many hairy encounters with the hungry wolf, there are no quivering females here and granny, too, is made of sterner stuff than might be expected. Timeless.Why Don't You Just Eat Her? - The wolf keeps coming up with elaborate plans to catch Polly, from disguising himself as the postman to playing a game of 'touch wood' with her (so long as she's touching the trees she's safe.) One wonders why he didn't merely grab her and eat her. Oh, rhymes,' said the wolf scornfully. 'Yes, if that's all you want. It jingles along if that satisfies you. No, I meant it doesn't make you go all funny inside like real poetry does. It doesn't bring tears to your eyes and make you feel you understand life for the first time, like proper poetry.' a b Eccleshare (2005) gives the date of her death as 8 January; Eccleshare (2001) and Thwaite (2001) give it as 6 January. This literary theme is carried on through the book, which references many favourite children’s stories, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, but it also has overtones of Scheherazade from One Thousand and One Nights, with Polly managing to deflect the wolf’s violence towards her over and over again, albeit with chocolate cake and daisies rather than cliff-hanger stories. PDF / EPUB File Name: Clever_Polly_and_the_Stupid_Wolf_-_Catherine_Storr.pdf, Clever_Polly_and_the_Stupid_Wolf_-_Catherine_Storr.epub