The good thing about this is now days there are many stories that deconstruct this story and others to the point the kids know the new takes more than the original, so it’s good Trina was so faithful. The kids have heard these, but they don’t seem to really know them.

There is so much for kids now days that I don’t know that they get these classic stories over and over and I don’t think kids know them as well. There is nothing new here, no spin, or any kind of fresh take really. I did think this was good, but she basically tells the same story we all know. There is also a main paige of just artwork. This has beautiful artwork with panes on the page with story similar to Jan Brett. She has illustrated other Grimms' tales, including 'Snow White' (1974), translated by Paul Heins 'Sleeping Beauty' (1971) and 'Rapunzel' (1982), retold by Barbara Rogasky.Īge Rating: 2–6+ / Preschool - 3+ / Lexile Score 870 Trina Schart Hyman is a great admirer of the Brothers Grimm, and has wanted to retell and illustrate 'Little Red Riding Hood' ever since she was a little girl. In this faithful retelling of the Grimms' version, Trina Schart Hyman magnificently illustrates the child's journey through a forest and her scary encounter along the way with a sly, hungry wolf. One day, Grandmother gets sick, and Little Red Riding Hood sets out to visit her, carrying a basket of food as a present.

Her illustrations for Saint George and the Dragon, by Margaret Hodges, won the Caldecott Medal.'Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother in a house on the edge of a village.'Įveryone loves the little girl who wears a red-hooded cloak, but no one more than her grandmother. Little Red learns her lessons-to keep her promises, to stay on the path, to mind her manners, and to avoid talking to big, bad wolves-lessons parents still try to teach their children many generations after the Brothers Grimm first recorded this story.įor over 20 years, readers young and old have loved Hyman's illustrations of children's books, fairy tales, and folk tales-most notably the Caldecott Honor Book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel, and The Fortune Tellers by Lloyd Alexander. Her love for this character permeates her award-winning retelling of the traditional Grimm story, even as Grandma and Little Red get eaten alive by the wolf and then saved by the kindly woodsman (illustrated carefully with a minimum of violence).

Trina Schart Hyman used to pretend she was Little Red Riding Hood when she was a little girl, wearing a red cape sewn by her mother.

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