The Wolf's Chicken Stew, by Keiko Kasza, is about a wolf who LOVES to eat! He is always either eating or thinking about eating. When he gets a craving for chicken stew, however, he decides he needs to fatten his chicken up a bit first. So he sends lots of goodies for several nights to Mrs. Chicken's house to fatten her up. When he goes to see how nice and fat she must be now so he can make his stew, he is surprised by her baby chicks thanking "Uncle Wolf" for the goodies. They tell him what a wonderful cook he is and he thinks about making more goods for them.
I thought this was a cute story, though not one of my favorites. Until the very last page or two I felt like I had already read this book, though I'm sure I haven't. I think that this would be a cute read-aloud for young children because it has some repetition but not for the entire book. It is short but it gets a story across. I would keep this in my classroom, though it would not be one of the first books I chose.
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