Little Red Riding Hood

Ladybird – Well Loved Tales Series 606D #2.7

by Ladybird Books (Adaptor)

Little Red Riding Hood (A Ladybird Book)

Genres: Childrens, Classics, Picture Books, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Juvenile

52 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Ladybird books are known and loved the world over. For millions of people, they bring back the golden days of childhood - learning to read, discovering the magic of books, and growing up.

The very first Ladybird book ever was produced by a jobbing printer called Wills & Hepworth during the First World War. The company, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, began to publish 'pure and healthy literature' for children, registering the Ladybird logo in 1915. Despite the company's claims, however, those books would no longer be politically correct. In the ABC Picture Book, for example, A stood for armoured train!

Reviews

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the illustrations of Little Red Riding Hood from the cover and the other versions of this tale as well. Like this one-

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[Marquise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Version by Vera Southgate and art by Stephen Player, nice style and a different painterly feel.

[Dane Cobain · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn’t the best of the fairy tales in this little series, but it was decent enough. I’ve read better retellings of it.

[RLL22016Catherine Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book. Again what a great classic. This particular book was different from others u read because the text was kind of like comic book style which was very different from what I was used to. Same story, just a different style.

[Gerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first thing I must say about this edition of 'Little Red Riding Hood' is that I have never before seen such a well-dressed wolf! The illustrations are fantastic by Stephen Player and the wolf looks spectacular in his check overcoat with muffler and flower in his button hole! And on another illustration related point, the endpapers by Fred van Deelen are also tremendous, at first glance, very much in the Edward Ardizzone style!

The young girl in the story got her name from wearing a red cloak and hood that her grandmother made for her so it was fitting that she wore it when going to visit her one day.

Unbeknown to her as she walked through the woods, the Beau Brummel-like wolf spotted her and decided to follow her. And when Little Red Riding Hood stopped to pick some flowers, Beau hot footed it to granma's house and took her place in bed, having first disposed of her.

When LRR arrived she remarked on granma's features, little realising what had happened. Beau disposed of her, too, and then LRR's father arrived and sorted things out, rather gruesomely!

Almost remarkably the story has survived and been retold time and again since the 17th century when it first appeared and Ladybird does another fine job in interpreting and presenting it.

[Clare O'Beara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this when we were small, the little hardback was enjoyable and well illustrated. This one was seen as a tale for girls, who were also given stories about princesses and sleeping beauties. In general boys were clearly expected to go out and have adventures. Girls were not, or they met savage beasts in the forest.
I think it's important to tell the old fairytales to children as otherwise they won't know the stories in today's jumble of other entertainments and games.
This is an unbiased review.

[Safnaz Jaylan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Childhood favourites.

[Annisa Nur Widya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pelajaran banget untuk anak-anak kecil biar nggak kemana-mana kalau di supermarket hahaha

[Ranette · Rating 5 out of 5]

The standart story but with magnificent pictures.

[Jennifer Fann-Tucker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good memories

[Steven Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic story

[H.A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

What sort of dumb kid trusts a talking wolf?

[Madison Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Fantasy- Historically Significant book
Awards: none
Audience: 4-8 years old
A. The Little Red Riding Hood is an Animal Fantasy because the wolf in this story has human characteristics, like talking, which is outside the realm of possibility.
B. The reader suspends belief when the wolf arrives to the grandma's house and knocks on the door. This particular part makes the readers think that he is going to eat her.
C. The setting takes place in the woods where Little Red Riding Hood was traveling to her grandma's house. Although the setting seems realistic, it does not take place in the real world because wolves do not actually talk.
D. The theme of The Little Red Riding Hood could be the importance of being cautious with strangers. The wolf wanted to eat Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma, which could symbolize a stranger.

[Taye Adegbite · Rating 4 out of 5]

The little red riding hood
A little girl called Little Red Riding Hood lives with her mum in a cottage. Her mum sends her off to go and see her grandmother stressing the fact that she must not talk to strangers or go in the woods to pick flowers. She finds a wolf that pretends to be nice and foolishly discloses her destination. The wolf gets to the grandmother’s house before her and displays her on the bed. On getting to her grandmother, she notices that she is acting strangely and on moving closer to the bed, the wolf captures her. The huntsman later delivers them from the bad wolf.
I will like to recommend this book to KS1 children. Children can write their own version of the story or change the middle and the ending. It can be used to start discussions on ‘keeping safe’ during circle time.

[Emily Hollander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Traditional Literature
Grade Level: K-2

I would use this book in my classroom to expose my students to classic folktales. It is an exciting, enjoyable story for young students. I would also bring up a more mature moral of the story for older students, such as "don't talk to strangers" and "don't go anywhere without an adult." These themes could be used for first or second graders. A follow up activity to go along with this book could each child naming a moral of this story in a literature circle and then voicing what each group thought out loud to the whole class. This activity could help with a child's speaking skills, critical thinking skills, and skills on group work.

[Sarah Baines · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely can't read these the same way I did as a child!! I giggled at Red Riding Hood's mother giving Red a bottle of wine to give to Red's grandmother as granny wasn't feeling well😅😅😅 When I read the line "Little Red Riding Hood and her father put grandmother into bed" I couldn't help but think 'wait a minute, he killed the wolf with the axe he had AND he cut the wolf open, I hope he changed the bedding first 'cos it'd be covered in the wolf's blood. Surely he didn't just put granny back into bed??'😂😂 (When you think about it, some of these stories are damned gruesome!)

I also had a visual in my head of the Bugs Bunny version of Little Red Riding Hood - it's a classic!!

[Chloe Dryke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the classic tale of a little girl in a red cloak making her way through the woods to grandmothers house, and encounters a wolf along the way. I would use this book to spur conversation about traditional literature and folk tales, and what makes it classified as traditional lit. I would have students write as if they were little red riding hood and what their reactions would be to the events in the story.

[Tasha Johnson]

A tale that is well known and has been taken and twisted many times in modern literature. This book provides the most traditional version of the tale where a young girl has some trouble with a big bad wolf. A great time to read this book would be when something is scary for children in class or to bring up the topic of fear.

[abookishuniverse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know that it seems silly to review a children´s book, but if I were a parent and was searching for reading material for my children I would like to see at least a couple. These Ladybird editions of stories were my favourite when I was a child and I would spend hours and hours re-reading them. They are incredibly easy to read and the illustrations are absolutely beautiful. I 100% recommend them.

[Angel Serrano · Rating 3 out of 5]

Con ilustraciones tan tradicionales como la propia historia, este libro utiliza un lenguaje simplificado para hacerlo asequible a los jóvenes lectores. Por lo demás, esta versión del cuento presenta la novedad de que el padre de Caperucita es también el leñador, así que todo queda en familia.

[Phil Syphe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not sure if this is the right edition, but I read this children’s classic a few times in childhood. Reckon the last time would’ve been when I was eight or nine, circa 1983-4.

A must for all youngsters!

[Doodles McC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for 7 year olds. I loved all the ladybird books as a young child. And I loved bringing my collection of old ladybird books out of storage and reading them to my own children twenty years later.

[Shahmeer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book a long time ago!!

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fairytale favourite, part of my ladybird book collection as a child.

[Dani]

Little red riding hood is very advetures

[Marren · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very enjoyable story about an adorable girl and a bad wolf. I am not sure why the author choose the colour red for the girl's cape but it was a striking feature.

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good romance book . It also shows how wildlife can get a long with other people.

[Megumi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Normal fairy-tale with nice, creative pictures from the illustrator!!!

[Snufkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grandma is ill so take her some wine - great lesson for life ;)

[Atique euqita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gambar dan suaranya ok, apalagi versi dari mebook bisa ganti suara..ceritanya yg chapter versi nenek sakit dan dikirimkan wine...diterjemahkan saja sebagai sirup anggur ke krucil..