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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2016 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–6—Wolf very much wants to eat the titular Polly in this four-book collection featuring the famous pair, all classics of British children's literature. Unfortunately for him, it is crystal clear from their first encounter that Polly is far too sharp and resourceful to ever let that happen. When Wolf hatches a plan to catch her unawares, for example, the invisibility spell he buys from a witch turns out to be bunk. Not that Polly fell for it for a second. And when Polly p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2016
This is a collection of stories in which a girl named Polly perpetually outwits a hungry but hapless and "rather stupid" wolf. (It comprises all four of Storr's Polly titles, beginning with Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf, first published in 1955.) The stories, obviously, empower girls and u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
In these collected stories (previously published, beginning in 1955, as four books), young Polly perpetually outwits a hungry but hapless, "rather s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
