Foreword Starred Review

With whimsical illustrations, a child describes the many ways in which her woolly mammoth is one of the world's best pets, accompanying her everywhere and sharing her daily activities with keen enthusiasm and loving gentleness.

And when her mammoth gets a little frightened—on a roller coaster ride or in her dark bedroom at night—our brave narrator comforts her pet and bucks up his courage. On the last page of this warm and reassuring picture book, we see at last that Woolly is a stuffed animal—leading us to ask, who has been comforting whom?

Fountas & Pinnell Level J