'If the world tells you that you're bad, is your fate sealed? Or can you write your own story? ... Smouha has an elegant hand and Smith equally elegant art.' -- School Library Journal Born Bad is an accessible and lighthearted picture book that cleverly introduces young readers to issues surrounding identity and transformation through humor and surprising animal facts.
"Wolf wasn't happy being Wolf. When he looked in the mirror he looked BAD. And when he looked bad, he felt bad, and when he felt bad, he acted bad." Wolf wants to change but he's not sure how. He goes on a journey, meeting members of the animal kingdom that experience change; a caterpillar, chameleon, salamander and seal, to name a few. With their help he undergoes a magnificent transition...