Told in two separate stories, the perspectives of a wolf and a shepherd living on the same mountain are presented in this picture-book import from France.Thanks to a clever design, readers can begin from either sidethe physical book flips so the story begins from either end. VERDICT A worthy addition to any library or classroom exploring themes such as perspective, citizenship, cohabitation, and nature.-Maegen Rose, Rye Country Day School, NY (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Though their ways of life are different, their existences are not. Modest drawings and bold colors illustrate the vastness of their mountain homes from each of their perspectives. On one side of the book is the shepherd's tale, and on the flip side is the wolf's. Despite its dangers, the mountain is where they 'feel safe and happy.' Aubineau tells two identical stories using the same words.

They delight in its beauty and navigate its known and unknown elements. PreS-Gr 2-A shepherd and his family and a wolf and its family live on a mountain. The approach and reflective prose are simple yet thought provoking, encouraging readers to be mindful of those with whom we share the world.-Shelle Rosenfeld Copyright 2020 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. The spare, straightforward prose is accompanied by detailed, richly colored illustrations from varying perspectives that nicely convey similarities of the wolf's and shepherd's lives. is big enough to fit everyone who loves it.

This time, the Other is the wolf, but for the shepherd, too, the mountain is home. An imaginative, cleverly designed two-page spread at the center cues readers to flip the book over, and, using the same text as wolf's narrative, the story begins again from the shepherd's point of view. Although potential dangers exist along with the Other, the shepherd, who passes by holding a rifle the mountain is where the wolf feels safe and happy. This, here, is my mountain, the wolf begins, where, through the seasons, it finds food, enjoys the landscape's beauty, and raises its young. In this deft, dual-perspective story, a wolf and a shepherd each describe the mountain they both call home.

On My Mountain by François Aubineau