"Once upon a time there was a sweet little maiden who was loved by all who knew her..." So begins this classic tale about Little Red Riding Hood and her encounter with the wolf one day when she is on her way to visit her sick grandmother. Paul Galdone has drawn on the Brothers Grimm version of "Little Red Riding Hood", and lends beautiful, vibrant illustrations to his exciting retelling of this classic fairy tale. Small children and Paul Galdone's older fans will cheer as the old tale comes enchantingly alive in lovely, nostalgic, full-colour pictures.
My initial thought was pure delight on the packaging of this book. A square hardcover that looks very collector's edition and beautiful with bold colors. Upon reading the story I was struck by two things: one being that the illustrations are fabulous and second that the wordage seemed a little odd to me at places.
Before recently I was not really familiar with Paul Galdone's adaptation retelling of Classic tales, but in researching preschool and early elementary homeschool curriculum his books as suggested read alouds are popping up again and again. I'm glad to have discovered his work and will have to look for others.
*Thanks to HMH*
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