Instead of showing a more forgiving gratitude, the kitten uses it’s sharp claws to scratch up Mr. Snake, the gang also successfully frees the kitten from the tree as it lands safely in the arms of Mr.

Their first attempts at rescuing the kitten are rather unsuccessful, leaving Mr. It seems simple at first to rescue the kitten, until the gang comes to realize even the kitten is aware of the reputations all the members of the gang hold, making the animal more scared than it was when they first approached it. Wolf to the gang on the purpose of their travels, they happen to find just the right place for them to show how they are good: a kitten stuck in a tree. Shark climb into their vehicle of transporting them to the site in which they will do good.Īfter driving for some time, and after lots of re-explaining from Mr. Wolf has changed his mindset and character from normal expectations of being bad to suddenly being good, Mr. Despite the disbelief in the fact that Mr. Wolf uses techniques of advertisement and persuasion to grab the groups attention about want he wants to do and what he wants to prove to the world. Despite the confusion from its’ new members, Mr. Wolf gets everyone together for “The Good Guys Club” meeting (Blabey, p. He works by diverting the attention of the readers and encouraging his newfound gang of people with the same issue to prove their ability to be good.Īfter laughing off an abundance of comments from the members in the gang that are otherwise very dangerous, Mr. Cleary according to the police reports, the gang doesn’t come off as the nicest set of guys, making it hard for Mr. RUN! SWIM! DON’T EVEN READ THIS! GET OUT OF HERE!!” (Blabey, p. Wolf was- on a “Metropolitan Police Department Suspect Rap Sheet.” The gang of characters now includes Mr. The gang is introduced to the reader in the same way Mr. In order to do this, he gathers a whole gang of guys he feels are facing the same troubles as him. Wolf continues to urge the reader that the police report is covered in lies and that he is indeed a great guy. The “Metropolitan Police Department Suspect Rap Sheet” goes into further detail about his offenses and reasons for being bad, yet Mr. He is immediately recognizable to anyone who has seen him in an old lady’s clothes or in an old lady’s bed. Wolf introduces himself by drawing in the audience through the use of large words and unique fonts. Scholastic Australia, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-76015-042-6Įveryone knows the big bad wolf in the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but is it his ultimate goal to be so bad? The Bad Guysby Aaron Blabey explores the concept of a group of previously labeled “bad guys” who turn their lives around and do good for a change.

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