Lone Wolf Goes to the Library

Oscar the Grouch meets Frog & Toad in this hilarious illustrated early reader series about a cranky wolf on a quest to be left alone.

Wolf's library book is overdue, and the librarian says if it's not returned today, he will never ever be able to check a book out again. Wolf loves books. He can't let this happen.

Even worse: the book is due by the end of story time. Story time means tons of children having noisy fun. Can Wolf get to the library in time while avoiding his nemeses--other people--and preserve both his books . . . and his sanity?

Move over, Elephant & Piggie! For readers who have had enough of the buddy duos, for kids who'd rather play by themselves--Wolf is the antihero you've been waiting for. Lone Wolf Goes to the Library is another hilarious early reader starring the completely lovable, chronically grumpy Wolf, a character who affirms kids who fly solo better than with friends. Kids who are beginning to read on their own won't be able to get enough of Kiah Thomas's sarcastic stories, perfect whether read alone or out loud, and K-Fai Steele's laugh-out-loud illustrations will give any kid, no matter their reading level, a new favorite series.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author: Kiah Thomas
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: 05/27/2025
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 7.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780823457809
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 554627 / Lone Wolf Goes to the Library


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2025
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2025 pg. 105
School Library Journal 06/20/2025 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2025 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Kiah Thomas is passionate about books that kids and adults can enjoy together. She is the author of the picture books Allergic Alpaca, Foothand Elbownose, and Madeline Talbot Has a Bunny on Her Head, and the middle grade novels The Callers and The Hidden Forest. She lives on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, with her husband, three children and at least seven stuffed toy penguins.

K-Fai Steele is the author and illustrator of A Normal Pig and All Eyes on Ozzy!, and the illustrator of numerous other picture books, including Noodlephant by Jacob Kramer, Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? and I Made These Ants Some Underpants by Derick Wilder, and The Brilliant Ms. Bangle by Cara Devins. She is a recipient of the James Marshall Fellowship at the University of Connecticut and the Ezra Jack Keats/Kerman Memorial Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Born in Charlton, Massachusetts, she now lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.