The book is written as a story, allowing us to get to know
wolves in a completely different way than if we were to
simply read a list of facts. The author has personified the
wolves, making it easier to understand why the wolf can be
humans’ greatest enemy – and why humans can also be the
greatest enemy of the wolf.
Ellen Anne Sara Gaup, Elisabeth Årebrot Madsen (ill.)
Ellen Anne Sara Gaup
Ellen Anne Sara Gaup is from Máze, in
Kautokeino municipality. She was born and
married into a reindeer herding family. A
licensed educator and teacher, she believes
in the importance of children engaging with
stories that offer valuable lessons. In this way,
she carries on the Sámi storytelling tradition
through her children’s books, the first of which
was published in 2007. Her first non-fiction
book for children – Miesážis rávis boazun
(From Little to Big: The Life Cycle of the
Reindeer) – was published in 2021.
