Mr Wolf Goes to the Ball

Tatyana Feeney grew up in North Carolina, where she spent much of her childhood reading and drawing. This developed into a love of art and particularly illustrations in children's books, so she gave up her ambition to be a fire girl and studied Art History and Illustration.Tatyana now lives in Trim with her husband and two children. She is the author and illustrator of Small Bunny's Blue Blanket, Little Owl's Orange Scarf, Little Frog's Tadpole Trouble and Small Elephant's Bathtime. Tatyana has illustrated several Panda books with The O'Brien Press and is the author and illustrator of Socks for Mr Wolf.

the latest book from Irish Book Award-shortlisted author and illustrator Tatyana Feeney speaks about feeling the fear and doing it anyway. What a joyous celebration of self-expression this book is. It is aimed to encourage people of all ages to embrace their individuality, express themselves fully and be proud of what makes them stand out from the crowd. Mr Wolf is beside himself with excitement to be invited to the ball, but instead of buying something for the occasion, he and his best friend Sheep decide to make a dress that voices who he is from the inside-out. What Feeney touches on in this book is the futility of gender stereotypes. By nature, stereotypes confine people to a fictitious set of standards that doesn’t allow for true originality and self-acceptance. The clothes we choose to wear are an expression of who we are and if one thing’s for certain, it’s that dresses are most definitely not just for girls