When I Met the Wolf Girls Book

Two little girls—raised by wolves—have just arrived at the orphanage, and life will never be the same.

Based on a true story, this book is about many things at once: family, friendship, and what it means to have a home.

Children's Literature

Amala and Kamala were two feral children found in a wolves' den in India in 1920. Apparently having been raised by wolves, they never managed to adapt to human society. This fictionalized version of their story is told by Bulu, a girl at the Christian orphanage where the wolf girls are taken. Bulu tries to befriend the girls, but they snarl and bare their teeth at her. Did Kamala dream of their wolf mother, Bulu wonders, of her strong heart beating through the warm fur? The rich and beautifully-colored illustrations go perfectly with the text. The contents may frighten some young children; subject matters include orphans, the death of a child, spells, and God. Young adults, on the other hand, might be drawn to the Gothic tone (and orphans, the death of a child, spells, and God). Despite the serious subjects, there are bits of humor in both the words and the pictures.