About the Book…
Polly and the Wolf Again by Catherine Storr is a second book of stories written for the author’s daughter, who was scared of the wolf under the bed. The blundering, endearing wolf is still determined to prove himself cleverer than Polly – but the resolute and affectionate Polly outwits him every time!
Skilfully blending fantasy and reality, these stories are bursting with humour and are accompanied by the original charming original black and white line drawings by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Reissued in ‘A Puffin Book’ series of Puffin modern classics, this is a sequel to Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf – a much-loved classic for young children. Look out for: The Complete Adventures of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf, also published in Puffin.
Reading age: 7 – 9
About the Author
Catherine Storr (1913-2001) was an English children’s writer, best known for her novel Marianne Dreams and for the Clever Polly series. She was born in London, and attended St Paul’s Girls’ School, and went on to study English literature at Newnham College, Cambridge.
She tried unsuccessfully to become a novelist but without giving up this ambition she studied medicine, qualifying as a doctor in 1944. She worked at the Middlesex Hospital. Afterwards, while regularly producing new children’s books, she also worked as an editorial assistant for Penguin Books, from 1966 to the early seventies.
