Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story Awareness Tour is presented in partnership* with Karen B. Winnick and The Children’s Book Review.
Join us as we launch the virtual tour for Karen B. Winnick’s insightful book, Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story, and explore the delicate balance of nature in Yellowstone National Park.
Why Wolves Matter is a non-fiction picture book that explains the critical role of wolves in maintaining the balance of nature. Set in Yellowstone National Park, it shows how the absence of wolves led to an overpopulation of elk, destroying vegetation and disrupting the ecosystem. The book highlights how the return of wolves helped restore balance to the park. Written in a lyrical style, it teaches children about ecological interconnectedness and includes a timeline and bibliography for further learning.
Through breathtaking illustrations and lyrical prose, journey into Yellowstone’s remarkable story of how bringing back the wolves restored nature’s perfect balance.
Readers who join us on this virtual tour can win a hardcover copy of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story. One lucky winner will receive a signed hardcover copy and a $25 gift card to Amazon. Don’t miss out on your chance to win below!
Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story
Virtual Tour Dates
| Monday, February 17, 2025 The Children’s Book Review Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Me Two Books Book Activity for Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Thursday, February 20, 2025 Crafty Moms Share Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Friday, February 21, 2025 icefairy’s Treasure Chest Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Monday, February 24, 2025 One More Exclamation Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 The TipToe Fairy Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Wednesday, February 26, 2025 The Fairview Review Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Thursday, February 27, 2025 Cover Lover Book Review Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Friday, February 28, 2025 The Starlit Path Author Interview with Karen B. Winnick |
| Monday, March 3, 2025 Deliciously Savvy Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Country Mamas With Kids Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Thursday, March 6, 2025 Q&As with Deborah Kalb Author Interview with Karen B. Winnick |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 Writer with Wanderlust Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Monday, March 10, 2025 Froggy Read Teach Instagram Post about Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Mrs. Makes Reading Fun Book Review of Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story |
Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story
Book Giveaway
Why Wolves Matter: Book Giveaway
About the Book
Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story
Written and Illustrated by Karen B. Winnick
Ages: 7-9 | 40 Pages
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group (2025) | ISBN: 979-8886452846
Publisher’s Book Summary: Where did all the wolves go? The birds, the fish, and the beavers? When the top predator was wiped out, the balance of nature in Yellowstone National Park was disrupted. The circle was broken.
Written in a lyrical style, Why Wolves Matter is an ecological tale that helps children to understand the interconnectedness of all things in the natural world. Once all the wolves were gone, the elk population grew so large that the trees and vegetation on which they fed disappeared, throwing the Park and the remaining wildlife into disarray.
A nonfiction picture book, including a timeline and bibliography, Why Wolves Matter is about the importance of the top predator in nature, how balance was restored in Yellowstone National Park, and how the circle was made whole again—with important historical and scientific relevance for children.
A deeply committed animal person, Karen B. Winnick has created many picture books about animals. She’s a member of an oversight commission for the Los Angeles Zoo, and a member and supporter of many groups working to save animals, including wolves.
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About the Creator
Karen Winnick is an author and illustrator of Why Wolves Matter, Can You Spot the Leopard: An African Safari, Good Night, Baby Animals, Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers, Sybil’s Night Ride, Lucy’s Cave, A Year Goes Round, Barn Sneeze, Cassie’s Sweet Berry Pie, Sandro’s Dolphin and Patch & The Strings. She is the author of The Night of the Fireflies. Her paintings have been exhibited in local galleries, and her poetry has been published in magazines and anthologies. She has also produced a play, Kindertransport, about Jewish children sent to England during WWII.
Karen serves as President of the Board of Commissioners for the Los Angeles Zoo; the Board of Trustees Emeritus at Brown University; the Board of Trustees at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library; the Board of Trustees of Fauna and Flora, International and the Board of Governors Syracuse University Hillel. She has also served on the Board of Trustees of The Jewish Museum in New York and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council in Washington, D.C.
Karen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University. She also studied in Florence, Italy, at NYU, the School of Visual Arts, and at the University of California, Los Angeles.
For more information, visit karenbwinnick.com.
Thanks for following along with us on Karen B. Winnick’s Why Wolves Matter: A Conservation Success Story awareness tour!
126 Comments
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I love tigers
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