Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 01/01/2023 A full moon rises above the forest on the night when a wolf gives birth to her pups. Members of the pack watch over them as they nurse, sleep, and whimper. Soon, though still blind, the pups begin to explore. A storm causes rising waters, but older wolves carry the pups to higher ground, and after the skies clear, a crescent moon shines above them. The next night, with no moon, the older wolves are wary. No longer blind, the pups soon play the sunshine and under several more phases of the waxing moon. Twenty-eight days after their birth, they stand and “yip” together beneath the full moon. The lightly fictionalized narrative introduces children to the wolves and the phases of the moon, which goes through one complete cycle as the story progresses. Created with gouache, acrylics, pencil, oil pastels, and digital media, the illustrations effectively showcase both the wolves and the moon, while the rhythmic, rhyming verses include just enough information about the pups to interest young children. An attractive dual-topic picture book for animal lovers. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.