The real story of Little Red Riding Hood - told by the Wolf himself! Recounted in the confidential, conversational voice of a New York wheeler-dealer, this funny version of the Grimm Brothers' Little Red Riding Hood is retold from a fresh perspective - the Wolf's! Full of humorous revelations and surprises, the story shows, as it unfolds, how a series of misunderstandings and accidents leads to his vilification.
This book is part of a book series called Little Red Riding Hood .
There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Walker Books Ltd .
Toby Forward is a parish priest and divides his time between the church and writing for children. His books include the widely acclaimed Wyvern Quartet and the pop-up "Shakespeare's Globe". Izhar Cohen trained as an artist in Jerusalem and in Paris. He has worked for The Times and was also commissioned by Royal Mail to design a set of stamps in honour of the author Rudyard Kipling. Toby Forward lives in Beverley in North Yorkshire, and is a parish priest in Hull, although he still manages to devote time to writing. He is married to a teacher, and they have two daughters.
This book contains the following story:
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood as told by Charles Perrault tells of the good little girl who divulges to the Big Bad Wolf the location of her grandmother's house in the forest. Wolf eats grandma then lies in wait for Little Red. She arrives and is eaten by the wolf. In later versions of the story Red and her Grandma are saved by the Huntsman who cuts open the wolf and pulls the living, breathing Red and Granny from the wolf's belly.