Published: 2008
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In the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood," a young girl embarks on a journey through the woods to visit her sick grandmother. Wearing her signature red cloak, she encounters a cunning wolf who tricks her into revealing the location of her grandmother's house. The wolf reaches the grandmother first, devours her, and disguises himself in her clothes. When Little Red Riding Hood arrives, she is initially fooled by the wolf's appearance. However, as she questions him, she realizes the danger she is in. This story serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of naivete and the importance of heeding warnings. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Usborne, Usborne First Fairytales .
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
This book was published in 2008 by Usborne Books .
Mike Nicholson won the Kelpies Prize for new Scottish children's fiction in 2005. He is the author of two other Picture Kelpies, Thistle Street and Thistle Sands, and two stories for children aged 7 and up, Catscape and Grimm. Mike lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jo Litchfield is a professional illustrator and designer who works from her studio in Derbyshire, England. She studied Graphic Design at Derby University before working as a designer and illustrator for Usborne Publishing. She uses model-making, digital techniques and photography in her work, and has illustrated many children's books.
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.
This book features the following character:
A Grimm Brother
This book features the character A Grimm Brother.
