The story of Mary who finds a wolf pup but is forbidden to keep it as a pet, until it proves its worth on the family farm. The art was exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery and in 1972, the Canadian Library Association enthusiastically voted it Book of the Year for Children.
- ISBN10 0370018044
- ISBN13 9780370018041
- Publish Date 9 September 1976 (first published 1 September 1969)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Imprint Bodley Head Children's Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 40
- Language English