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Little Red

Bethan Woollvin

201632 pagesabout 30–45 minutes
2016
first published
  • 2017Pan Macmillan · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9781447291404
  • 2020Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9781682632178
  • 2016Peachtree Publishing Company · 32 pagesISBN 9781561459179
  • 2016Peachtree Publishers · ENGISBN 9781447291398

A striking new interpretation of the beloved Little Red Riding Hood story - with a dark and witty twist. Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf on her way through the woods to visit her sick grandmother. The wolf is hungry, and Red Riding Hood looks tasty, so he hatches a dastardly plan, gobbles up Grandma and lies in wait. So far, so familiar. But this Little Red Riding Hood is not easily fooled, and this big bad wolf better watch his back. In this defiant interpretation of the traditional tale, the cheeky, brave little girl seizes control of her own story (and the wolf gets rather more than he bargained for). The perfect gift for fans of darker fairy tales. Printed using rich pantone colours, the graphic illustrations in Little Red offer a uniquely bold, visually arresting interpretation of the classic story by Bethan Woollvin, the winner of The Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2014.

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AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Reading situationRead aloud

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