Author/Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
genre: Traditional Literature
Awards: CCBC Choices, ALA notable children's book
Grade Level: PK-4
This is the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood. Red Riding Hoods grandmother was sick and her mother wanted Red to deliver a goodie basket to help her feel better. Red was to go straight to her grandmothers house but was distracted by a wolf. The wolf wanted to eat Red and her grandmother. The wolf sent Red on a different task and snuck away to Grandmothers house. When he got to the Grandmothers house, the wolf ate her up and disguised himself in the old woman's clothes. The wolf waited in bed for Red to show up so he could eat her too. When Red showed up she asked the disguised wolf several questions. But after asking about his teeth the wolf ate her too. The wolf then took a nap after finishing his snack. Later, a lumberjack passing by heard strange noises coming from the cottage and decided to investigate. He saw the wolf sleeping in the bed and also could see something moving in the wolfs stomach. The lumberjack killed the wolf and cut Red and her grandmother out of the wolfs belly. Both of the ladies were fine and decided to share the goodie basket with the brave man. Red decided to return home and went straight there.
The illustrations are extremely realistic. Great detail was used in each characters face, down the the hairs on the wolf. The scenery is also notable, with dense colors and beautiful landscapes.
This book teaches a great lesson about being obedient and doing as you are told. This is a classic story that every child should be familiar with.
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