''I am a werewolf cub'' ( sv, Jag är en varulvsunge) is a 1972

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

children's novel by

Gunnel Linde Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 – 12 June 2014) was a Swedish writer who has written over forty children's books, among them ''Den vita stenen'' and '' I Am a Werewolf Cub''. In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS (''"Barnens rätt i samh� ...

illustrated by

Hans Arnold Hans Arnold (22 April 1925 – 25 October 2010) was an artist, born in Switzerland, who lived and worked in Sweden from 1947 until his death in 2010. He illustrated many magazines and books. He is perhaps best known for his illustrations for the ...

. It was translated to

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Joan Tate Joan Tate née Eames (23 September 1922 – 6 June 2000) was a prolific author and translator, translating works by many leading Swedish and Swedish-speaking Finnish writers into English. Alongside her own fiction and nonfiction writing, Tat ...

Plot introduction

Ulf was bitten in his leg when stealing apples. He read the ''Book of Werewolves'' and understands he turns into a

werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or ...

at full moon. His family notices that the previously timid Ulf is now talking back and sneaks out at night.

References

1972 Swedish novels Swedish fantasy novels Swedish horror fiction Werewolf novels Swedish-language novels 1972 children's books Children's books about monsters {{1970s-horror-novel-stub