Patricia DeLisa brings us a beautifully illustrated and important contribution to the literature of fairy tales. In his insightful commentary, Andrew Flaxman helps us understand the deeper meaning behind this story and fairy tales in general.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood sets off through the forest to visit her grandmother, who is ill. On the way, she meets a big, bad wolf. But watch out, the wolf has a sneaky plan!
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After arriving for a visit, Little Red Riding Hood discovers her grandmother doesn't look like herself. She kind of looks like a wolf!
OF COURSE you think I did a horrible thing by eating Little Red Riding Hood and her granny. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you...
"Little Red likes to play by the rules. So when the narrator comes along and asks her to follow the story set out in her fairy tale, she grabs the basket for Grandma and goes. After all, she loves her grandma.
With endearing characters and a simple, poetic style, Alessandro Lecis and Linda Wolfsgruber have successfully created a mystical tale about enjoying the here and now and the magic of the winter season.
A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.
Who do you trust? What do you do? When You Choose the path through three new versions of this fairy tale, the consequences can be chilling, surprising, or disastrous.