Ever since his 7th birthday, whenever there’s a full moon, little Dolfje turns into a werewolf. Dolfje Weerwolfje is the first in an ongoing series of children’s novels by Paul van Loon, which in Dolfje finds out that he is a werewolf, and gets to worry about a lot of things? What would happen his Father and Mother find out? What would happen if his neighbor, whose chickens he snatches when he gets very, very hungry, catches him? And how did he get to be a werewolf in the first place?
In the second book, Volle maan, Dolfje has an overnight trip with his class. What he didn’t realize — gasp! — is that it’s a full moon. While trying to prevent the truth from being discovered, Dolfje also has to deal with a hunter and a mysterious boy living in the woods. Luckily, Father and the rest of his family come to save the day.
The Dolfje Weerwolfje books are a lot of fun. With their short, staccato sentences, they’re clearly aimed at children, but who cares? They’re a hoot-and-a-half, and for my nighttime reading, I require little else. Once the next few installments return from their loan, I’ll put them on the top of the reading pile.
- Book read
- Paul van Loon — Dolfje Weerwolfje
- First line
- Midden in de nacht schoot Dolfje overeind in bed.
- Book read
- Paul van Loon — Volle maan
- First line
- „Blijf staan jij!”