When you take a tale as old as Little Red Riding Hood (earliest versions date back to the 14th century in Europe) and re-release it, it has to be something special.
The story of Little Red Riding Hood has been told by many authors over hundreds of years. The earliest printed version was written by Charles Perrault in the 17th century and was later retold by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century. It is the Brothers Grimm version that forms the basis of the Little Red Riding Hood that we are most familiar with today.
The pages featuring the woods are exceptional. Apart from the many overlapping layers of trees, each individual tree is illustrated using the skeleton of a leaf – the effect is beautiful, intricate and dramatic. With each page, you get closer to the danger – the woods, grandmother’s house, grandmother’s bed and then the wolf. Little readers will have to have their wits about them as the big bad wolf literally jumps off the page, baring his huge fangs.
Available from Fishpond.
$36.95
(RRP $46.99)
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