The Wolf is a 1991 Australian children's picture book by Margaret Barbalet and Jane Tanner.

It is about a family that is terrorised by a wolf over a number of months but upon allowing it into their house realise that it means no harm.

A review in Kirkus Reviews described The Wolf as "An allegory concerning fear, with an almost painfully dark, heavy atmosphere.."[1] while a Publishers Weekly review concluded "Though this unusual book may not be for all tastes, its stark drama makes a vivid impression.

"[2] The Wolf has also been reviewed by School Library Journal[3] It won the 1992 Australian Human rights Award for Literature in Children's Fiction,[4] was shortlisted for the 1992 CBCA Early Childhood Book Award,[5] and is a 1993 AISLE Read-Aloud Books Too Good to Miss book.

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