John-Wolf is a very shy, insecure wolf. He does not talk at school, doesn't answer questions and is afraid and nervous if anyone even looks at him. In his room at home he can sing Pirate songs at the top of his lungs and not be afraid or worried. When he has a marvelous and adventurous dream about being kidnapped by pirates one night, he sings in front of them and has fun. The next morning he goes off to school and has developed some self-confidence. This is a cute book that has a great message. I liked the fact that he learns to overcome his shyness and develop self-confidence on his own, but that is not usually what happens. This would be a good book to use with other things when helping a shy child become more self-condident. The illustrations are great. They are very child-friendly, colourful and fun. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )