I really liked this book for two reasons. The first reason I liked this book was because of the pictures. They aren't like normal picture books in that they look like they are actually drawn. I believe the media that was used was crayons. I like this because it brings the reader in more because they feel more equal to the writer and illustrator. Another reason that I liked this book was for the plot. This writer changed had Little Red Riding Hood saved by her grandmother and the woodcutter. Even though this part of the book is supposed to be scary, the writer does a good job of making it light and able for children to read. I think the main idea of this book is that you should always listen to your parents. ( )

ISBN 0307001342 – With so many re-tellings of this wonderful, classic story, I thought it best to try to keep the editions straight. This edition is retold by Mabel Watts, illustrated by Joe Ewers. It's hard to imagine anyone going wrong with Little Red Riding Hood; Watts cleaned up the violence in the original, a negative for fans of the classic tale, but maybe a positive for parents who worry about these things. Ewers' illustrations are nice, they vaguely remind me of the Saturday morning cartoons of the 1970s.

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother isn't feeling well, so she and her mother pack a basket of goodies that Little Red Riding Hood will take to her. Cautioned to stay on the path and go directly to Grandmother's without talking to strangers, Little Red Riding Hood tries to do as she's told. The wolf, however, distracts her and convinces her to pick flowers for Grandmother, giving him time to get to Grandmother's house first. Grandmother is scared off by his arrival – will help arrive before Little Red Riding Hood is eaten up by the wolf posing as Grandmother?

I'm a fan of the original tale. I know there are parents who, wanting to keep their child from ever reading, seeing or hearing anything scary, have influence storytellers to re-write them, and that's great – for them. If you're one of them, this is a better edition for you. Grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood and even the wolf, all go unharmed. It's just not quite the same. To nitpick, I'm not overly familiar with life in a cottage in the woods, but I did find Little Red Riding Hood's addition of colored jelly beans to the basket for her grandmother a bit odd. They don't seem to be the sort of thing one would pick in the wild, and I think the stores are severely limited in the woods. An all right re-telling, geared toward over-protective parents, but not the story you remember.

- AnnaLovesBooks ( )

This traditional fantasy is a childrens classic that has been told and retold for many years. Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother is sick and her mother lets her take a basketful of goodies to her. Meanwhile, the wolf goes to grandmothers house, scares her off and tries to immitate her when Little Red Riding Hood comes to visit. The woodcutter comes to the rescue, scares off the wolf and the three of them eat the goodies.

I have always enjoyed reading this story to children. It is a basic good versus evil where good triumphs.

This would be a good story to at out in a play. The children would love telling the story through drama. With the children's help, make a list of ways to help others, whether they are sick, poor, etc.