Little Roja Riding Hood

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Call Number: J 398.1 Re, Kids Book / Picture Books / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Famous Characters / Little Red Riding Hood
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J 398.1 Re	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J 398.1 Re	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Famous Characters / Little Red Riding Hood	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Famous Characters / Little Red Riding Hood	4-week checkout	On Shelf

A rhyming twist on the classic fairy tale in which a little girl saves her grandmother from a wolf. Includes glossary of Spanish words.

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A contemporary Little Red submitted by FordAlpha on July 6, 2018, 11:01pm In addition to being sprinkled with Spanish words and phrases--which, nicely, often supply the rhymes--this take on "Little Red Riding Hood" is contemporary in setting, with an ailing grandmother passing the time in bed on her Apple laptop computer. Many other up-to-date references join the traditional border-region / northern Mexico imagery in the illustrations. The story also puts a heroic, feminist twist on our heroine, with the wolf impersonating the little girl rather than her grandmother; Abuela rather than Little Red voicing the "what big eyes, what big ears" litany; and the titular character rather than some outside male rescuer chasing off the wolf, saving the grandmother, and coming up with a solution to prevent any recurrence of the problem. Overall, it's a fun telling, but may not have the timeless quality that demands endless re-readings.