Little Red Riding Hood

by Candice Ransom, Tammie Speer Lyon (Illustrator), Charles Perrault

LITTLE RED RIDING Featuring 32 pages of fresh, captivating illustrations, this 8" x 8" story book tells the tale of Little Red Riding Hood who is uneasy when her grandmother looks suspiciously like a sly wolf. Children will eagerly continue reading to see what will happen when the wolf shows how big and sharp his teeth are!
CLASSIC This classic retold tale captures a child's interest, page after page, as they take their imagination on a magical journey through timeless stories and adventures.
Easy-to-follow story books are an excellent skill-building resource for reading comprehension, while introducing your child to hundreds of new words.
FAMILY STORY Reading together is a great way to bond with your child while also fostering communication, understanding, and a lifelong love for reading.
BUILD A Collect every title from the Keepsake Stories collection to create the perfect library that will enchant readers time and time again!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Classics, Fantasy, Spanish Literature

32 pages, Paperback

Published August 23, 2001

Reviews

[Archit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having seen and read many different versions of Little Red Riding Hood, reading this original one keeps getting better.

I loved going back to my childhood days! Nostalgic!

[Lyndi W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Am I really petty enough to add my child's bedtime stories to my Goodreads so I'll complete my yearly reading challenge? You bet I am.

[Hafsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Red Riding Hood is a young girl who is told by her mother to take some treats to her poorly grandmother. Little do either of them know that a sneaky Wolf overhears their conversation and plots to get to Grandmothers house before Red Riding Hood. As the Wolf gobbles Grandmother up and takes her place, Red Riding Hood enters. She questions grandmother’s big eyes, big arms and big teeth, when suddenly the Wolf pounces on Red Riding hood sniggering ‘all the better to eat you with!’ Just in the nick of time, a wood cutter saves her and cuts grandmother out from the hungry wolf’s stomach! This is a great book to read as a class, in EYFS and KS1. Teachers can relate the story to the curriculum subjects; Geography and Science through exploring the forest as a setting, and looking at the type of animals you may find. In addition to this, teachers can form a circle time looking at how to keep safe and perhaps looking at the dangers of speaking to strangers.

[Asmaa Laili · Rating 5 out of 5]

Throwing back some memories..

To wake up the child sleeping inside me..


Asmaa Laili

[Elham Ghafarzadeh · Rating 3 out of 5]

از پرو‌ژه‌ی دوباره‌خوانی کتاب‌های دوران کودکی‌م که همچنان برایم جذاب هستند..

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ransom's book Little Red Riding Hood, told a traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood going to the woods and meeting a wolf. The story ended alittle different than other Little Red Riding Hood books with the wolf jumping out of the grandmothers window and then Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother enjoyed a nice visit together.
The illustrations throughout the book were bright and colorful. The illustrations filled the page and most of the pages were enclosed with a border. The text was an easy read. This particular book contained a spanish version also which would be handy if you had a second language students in your class.
Ages 4-up
Talk about strangers and what would you do if you were approached by someone.
Spanish/English lesson

[Tonya Morrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Text to text connection
I can make a text to text connection between Little Red Riding Hood and the story, Never Talk to Strangers, by Irma Joyce both consist of themes of the danger of strangers to children.
Text to self-connection
I can make a self-connection with my personal life because, as a child, my parents warned me against talking to strangers, just as Little Red Riding Hood was cautioned in the story.

[Jasmine Jones (EDUC378)]

Text-to Teaching Connection

Little Red Riding Hood and the bad wolf is a traditional story. I would do a reading activity with my students to discuss the signs of danger. I would have my students discuss signs from the book that made the wolf a danger and apply it to real life.

[Kristin Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little Red is on her way to her grandmothers house to take her some goodies. She has to go through the forest to get to her grandmothers house, and while on her way she meets up with a wolf and he asks her where she is going and if he can have a goody from her basket. She tells the wolf no that they are for her sick grandmother. When she gets to her grandmothers house she notices the door is cracked open. She goes inside and goes to her grandmothers side, as she looks at her grandmother she notices that she looks fairly similar to the wolf she encounters on her way to her grandmothers. She discovers that the wolf has eaten her grandmother and he ends up trying to eat Red Riding Hood. A man with an ax ends up coming and cutting open the wolf and saves Red and her grandmother.
This would be a fun book to read when we introduce fairy tales in the classroom. I feel that the children would have fun reading this book and they would also have fun doing an activity that goes along with the story. An idea that I have that could go along with this story would be to have the children draw their version of the story and share as a class.

[Annalisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Riding Hood by Candice F. Ransom is a younger version of Little Red Riding Hood because no one gets killed in the end. This book takes place in the woods. Little Red Riding Hood was walking to her grandma's house and decided to take a different path. When she got to grandma's house, there was the wolf wearing grandma's night gown which had sheep print on it. The wolf locked grandma away in the closet in hopes of saving her for a late night snack. Luckily the wolf didn't eat or hurt anyone, he accidentally fell out of a window, tumbled down a hill and ran away. Afterwards Little Red unlocked the closet door and let grandmother out. They later had a picnic and lived happily ever after.

In the kindergarten little red riding hood unit
Social - Stranger danger (what the to when someone we don't know asks you question)
Math- Patterns
Language arts/reading- Beginning sounds and sequencing
Health- Eyes
Dramatic play-React the story.

[Katelyn Krigbaum]

This is the story about a young girl who goes to visit her grandmother when she isn't feeling well. on her way to her grandmothers cottage she runs into a dangerous wolf. The little girl does what she can to continue on her way as fast as possible but the wolf follows her and stops her on her way a few times. Eventually he catches on to where she is headed and arrives before she does. The conniving wolf disguises himself as her grandmother and tries to fool the young girl. As young readers read this book they will be captivated by the suspense of what the wolf will do and will have that desire to continue reading. With the bright colors and cartoon-like illustrations, it brings to life the story that is being told and works well with the text. Overall, this is a great book for early readers to start off with because it will capture their attention and their desire to read due to the author's writing style.

[Ahmed Ejaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars
I knew the story of this book before reading. So reading this was very predictable for me. BUT still a great tale to read. I loved this tale before reading and also loved this after reading.
Everyone should spare some time for this tale. You will enjoy this one.

[Monica Boddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story that every child should know. A great lesson on fairy tales. A lesson on characteristics. Comparing the characters. The setting is the woods and grandmothers house.

[Prabhat sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Riding Hood by Candice Ransom (goodreads author), Illustrator Tammie Speer Lyon & Charles Perrault- Children’s Illustrated Colour Picture Book- The book narrates the story of a little girl. It is winter season. Her grandmother prepares a sweater of red coloured wool. The sweater has a hood to cover her head. She keeps wearing the sweater full time evening while sleeping also. Therefore, people lovingly call her “Red Riding Hood”. Her mother asks her to take some treats to her poorly grandmother. The two are unaware that a sneaky Wolf overhears their conversation and plots to reach the Grandmother’s house before Red Riding Hood. Wolf asks Red Riding Hood to collect some beautiful flowers for her grandmother. Wolf knocks grandmother’s house. She thinks that Red Riding Hood as arrived. She asks to enter. The wolf locks the grandmother in a cabinet. Now, Red Riding Hood arrives and knocks the door. Wolf lay on the bed covered. She questions grandmother’s big ears. Wolf replies that so she can hear her. Suddenly the Wolf pounces on Red Riding Hood. She moves out his way. On failure to grab her, the Wolf jumps out of the window and runs away. Grandmother knocks and calls her. Red Riding Hood open the door to the cabinet. Grandmother comes out and serves food for her. Message from the book is that Children should not speak to strangers. I have read this book in Hindi language. Coloured sketches and illustrations help the reader to relate to the story.

[Sandy Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

The audiobook of Little Red Riding Hood by Candice Ransom falls under the folklore genre. The intended audience of this book is 4-8 year olds. This book depicts a scenario where Little Red Riding Hood is going to visit her sick grandmother but ends up encountering a wolf. The wolf enters the grandmother's house without permission and pretends to be the grandmother, but little red riding hood saves the day.

I am giving this book 5/5 stars because the story is told in an age appropriate way for the intended age group. This version of the story does not include the gorey details included in the original version which makes it suitable for young children and those sensitive to violence. The beginning of the story provides background information about Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother and the kind of relationship they share, which is helpful when getting to know the characters. The overall message of the story is to caution children against being trusting of strangers because many of them have bad intentions. Along with reminding kids the risk of giving a stranger personal information and how it could negatively impact them personally or their family. Even though I listened to the story using an audiobook, without a physical copy in hand, I was still able to picture the scenario in my mind. The author was very detail oriented when writing this book and the individual who narrated the book added sound effects which was even more helpful to get the full effect of the book.

As someone going into early childhood education I would definitely share this book with my future students. Many children know about the story of Little Red Riding Hood but might not understand the intended message behind the story. I was to remind my students that strangers should not be trusted because their true intentions are unknown.

[Sami Hassan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Candice Ransom's adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood" brings a fresh and modern perspective to the timeless fairy tale we all know so well which makes the folktale more iconic to tell generations. We are all familiar with the tale of her leaving with a basket full of treats to visit her grandma. She met a crafty wolf who pretended to be her grandmother and deceived her along the way, only to be outwitted by a fearless woodsman; yet, this is a more compelling and contemporary retelling of a traditional fairy tale.

Even though the plot is well-known, Ransom succeeds in building suspense and intensity to keep readers on the edge of their seats. The plot's turns and twists add to the novel's unpredictable quality, keeping readers interested even for those who believe they know the story inside and out.
This retelling gives a story that has been passed down through the centuries fresh life with realistic characters, a modern location, and a skillfully written storyline. This book was a WOW book for me because I just loved the story growing up and it gave me some sort of nostalgia even though I couldn't find any awards for this book which is too bad. I feel like this book would make children more engaged with the story.

[Jessica L · Rating 5 out of 5]

This retelling of the classic fairy tale follows the familiar story of a young girl, Little Red Riding Hood, who sets off through the woods to bring goodies to her grandmother. Along the way, she encounters a cunning wolf who tricks her, ultimately putting her and her grandmother in danger. Ransom's straightforward adaptation closely mirrors the classic version, making it accessible for young readers.

The print format features large, easy to read text and supportive illustrations that align closely with the storyline. The simple sentence structure and visual context make it ideal for children developing reading fluency. This book is traditional literature that reinforces story structure, including setting, characters, problem, and resolution. It also introduces literary elements such as theme. The text is decodable and appropriate for early readers, aligning with readability criteria and promoting print awareness. It serves as a foundation for teaching narrative comprehension and predictable story patterns.

I recommend this book for Pre-K through grade 2, ages 4-7. This book would be ideal for teaching story elements, sequencing, and cause and effect. Teachers can also use it to introduce compare and contrast activities by reading it alongside different variations.

[Gabriella Balbo · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. N/A

2. PreK- 1st Grade

3. This folktale is about a young girl named Little Red Riding Hood who was sent to her grandmothers house to bring a basket of food. On her way to her grandmothers she ran into a wolf and he asked where she was off to, Little Red Riding Hood responded by telling him she was off to her grandmothers house. The wolf quickly vanished and when she arrived to her grandmothers she realized that the wolf was pretending to be her grandmother, immediately after she came to that realization, her grandmother and a woodcutter barged in and saved Little Red Riding Hood.

4. This book is an engaging way to read a classical folktale with pop-ups, flaps, and cut-outs in order to keep the students engaged. This book teaches children at a young age not to talk to strangers and the dangers that comes with doing so.

5. Sight Words- Have a students distinguish the different sight words they see throughout the book as well introduce new vocabulary words.

Safety- Teach the children the importance of not speaking to strangers by creating different scenarios for them to follow and tell you what they should and shouldn't do in certain situations.

[Ashlee Chapman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of folklore, this book has been retold many ways and different versions of the story throughout history have won different awards. This book is intended for age group, 4-8 years old, this book is about little red riding hood who goes to visit her grandmother in the woods. Along the way she meets the big bad wolf who decieves the little girl into thinking he is trying to help her grandmother when he really wants to eat her! I rated this book 4 stars because the re-telling of this story has happened many ways. This particular version seems to run on and on, it may be hard for the child to focus after a while. However, the illustrations are great and really help to move the story along and tell the story too. The plot and characthers really are a great way to tell this story and help to re-tell different versions. This book would be appealing to young readers because of the colorful illustrations and the interest of the story itself. I would use this story when working with children by helping to show different items the wolf mentions along the way and help the children identify different places and items.

[Christina Reichley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little Red Riding hood by Candice Ransom, and illustrated by Tammie Speer Lyon. It was published in 2001 and is a fairytale/ folklore. It has a reading age of 2-5 years.
Go on a grand adventure with Little Red Riding hood, walking through the forest to see her grandmother, but she meets a wolf on the path. What will happen to her?

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. I have always loved this story, and will re read this book many times and with the amount of variations there are I will never get bored reading it. It was very easy to read, I love the vibrant colors and all of the illustrations show what the author wants us to see. They help us get immersed into the story and you feel like you are right beside her walking through the forest to see her grandmother. I think the message of this book is a good one. It teaches children about danger and show them what happens when you walk off the path and that it can be a dangerous thing to do. I also think it teaches children not to talk and trust strangers. I will always read this to my children, and I would love to have this version and other versions in my classroom for the children to enjoy.

[Louise Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

A classic traditional tale, this version of Little Red Riding Hood perfectly illustrates and narrates the tale for younger readers and listeners. It is a story about a girl dressed in a red cape who goes takes a picnic to her ill grandmother. On her journey to her grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood bumps into a wolf who she knows that she shouldn’t talk to, yet she does. When she arrives at her grandmother's cottage, Little Red Riding Hood notices that her grandmother looks different and a lot like the wolf that she met in the woods. Little does she know that the wolf has eaten her grandmother and is trying to trick Little Red or their identity. Suspense lingers throughout the tale on whether Little Red Riding Hood will fall into the wolf’s trap or make it back home safely.

This is a great traditional tale, laced with teaching points for young children surrounding talking to strangers and trusting instinct. Ransom makes colourful language choices too which can be used to encourage expanding descriptions in writing.

[AMY · Rating 5 out of 5]

More detail is given than the original story in this version. Red was careful to stay on the path. She knew she shouldn't talk to the wolf but he seemed friendly. We see the wolf's thoughts for eating granny, girl and picnic food. He suggests she pick flowers. Even though she knows not to, Red strays from the path just this one time. The wolf opens granny's door and tiptoes in. He wakes up grandma who screams, "Help! Help!" The wolf pushes her into a closet and says "Be quiet or I'll gobble you up now instead of later." After noticing what big eyes, ears and teeth the fake grandma has, Red is attacked by the wolf who leaps at her. She dodges him and he tumbles out the window and rolls down a hill and is never seen again. Red lets Grandma out of the closet. Grandma thinks Red has learned her lesson. Great additional details will surely park stranger danger discussions. Highly recommended for Grades K - 2.

[Sadiyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a young girl going to visit her grandma with some bread and some flowers she has picked out. On her way through the forest, she runs into the wolf who is portrayed as the 'negative' character who is eager to find out what Little Red Riding Hood is doing out in the forest all alone and where she is headed. Before you know it, the wolf is already on his way to grandmas cottage and something disastrous has happened...

There are a few different endings to this story and some children enjoy listening to alternative endings. Young children seem to enjoy this book, especially when the read builds up the suspense by using different voices being enthusiastic.

Overall, as a child, I remember I had a book of Little Red Riding Hood which was a pop-up book which always interested me as a young child. With that being said, even though I knew how it would end, I would read this book countless of times just to enjoy the pop-ups on each page.

[Iman]

It is about a young girl whose mum asks her to deliver food to her grandma who is ill. Her mum advice's her to stay safe. On her way there in the forest she comes across a wolf who tricks her into picking flowers while he sneaks into her grandma’s house. He then hides grandma and jumps into her bed with the intention of fooling little red riding hood. Little red riding hood realises it is not her grandma and the wolf escapes through the window. This is a book I would recommend for EYFS/KS1. It teaches a very important lesson of stranger danger and to always listen to what your mum says. Teachers can advice children of what to do and not do when around strangers and give examples of situations. It could be used to discuss the setting (forest) and what type of animals could be there. This book can also be recreated with puppets where each group must think of an alternative ending or a twist to the story.

[Shkylia Felix · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little girl name red riding hood one day her grandmother was ill so she was toll to give her cookies so she did her grandmother live in the woods and she live in the village red riding hood meet the wolf he said hi what is that smell she said it is my grandmother cookies oh he said I well bass by ok she said red riding hood was at her grandmother house she said hello grandmother she open the door slowly her grandmother said hello child put it on the table ok red said her grandmother said come and sit with me red said what big eye u have her grandmother said the better to see you what big noise you have her grandmother said the better to smell you what big tooth you the better to eat! What red out the door and saw a man with a gun he short the wolf the wolf die in hunger red said thank you he said it is ok red said grandmother wear are you in the in the rest room she said red look outside to see her mother.

[Morgan Drummond · Rating 3 out of 5]

This version of Little Red Riding Hood starts with her grandmother giving her her red cape jacket and how she got her name. The story is the same as others with her mom getting her to go visit grandma and bring her stuff for being sick. In this version she is bringing her grandma a picnic. She meets the wolf in the woods and tells the wolf where she is going and he talks her into wandering off the path so he can get to grandmas first. The wolf arrives first and throws grandma in the closet. The wolf tries to trick Little Red but she figures it out and the wolf goes out the window and is never seen again. The grandma and Little Red was safe and promises to never go off the path again. She then walks home. This book has the English words at the top and then Spanish words at the bottom. The illustration look to be done with paint or full colors. The pictures are full of color and they really pop and go with the story.

[Reade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Red Riding Hood was originally written by the Grimm brothers in 1812. Candice Ransom rewrote this version in 2002. Little Red Riding Hood takes a basket of goodies to her grandmother. Her grandmothers house is on the other side of the woods, where a wolf lives. When she gets to her grandmothers house she notices that her grandmother isn't the same. She realizes that it is the wolf and screams for help. A huntsman is there to help her and she is saved.
3 book topic ideas
1.) This book could be a good start on a unit over wolves. (Science)
2.) This book could also be a good start on trees, forest, and plants. By looking at how these plants grow and teaching the students about forest. (Science)
3.) Finding words that the students didn't know before and learning what they are. (Reading and Language Arts)

[Reynianne Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to see her grandmother when she runs into a sly wolf. When she gets to her grandmother's house she feels that her grandmother looks like the wolf that she met along the way.

This version is great. I love the colors on every page and some pages even have a colorful border. I love the actually story as well because it teaches the reader to beware of people because not everyone has the best of intentions. I recommend this book for grades Pre-K-2.

With this book I would create a lesson where the students compare different versions of the story. For the younger children I would also create a lesson where they learn the beginning sounds of some of the items found in the book.

[Emily Kono]

A short traditional story about a little girl traveling to her grandmother's house to deliver bread and goodies. Little does she know that a sneaky wolf overhears their conversation and plots to get to Grandmother's house before Red Riding Hood. As the Wolf gobbles Grandmother up and takes her place, Red Riding Hood enters. She questions grandmother’s big eyes, big arms, and big teeth when suddenly the wolf pounces on Red Riding hood sniggering ‘all the better to eat you with!’ Just in the nick of time, a woodcutter saves her and defeats the wolf. I would use this book to talk about the dangers of speaking to strangers and to also have them make predictions on what will happen next in the story throughout.

[Celina Patrone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Voy a calificarlo como la version original lanzada, no la mas conocida. Sino donde el lobo termina ganando. Ahora si. Bueno, esta bien, es algo confuso en algunas partes aunque como me gusta el estilo Gore me pareció bastante creativo que convirtiera a la abuela en un comestible para la pequeña capericita, tambien, ¿Porque los caminos son de agujas o de alfileres? Literalmente se refiere a Agujas y Alfileres l es algo mas simbolico, la enseñanza esta bien, aunque no m gusta que derrepente pase un gato o un pajarillo diciéndole que se trata de su abuela y ella no escucho. Y un poco turbio el final cuando el lobo le dice a la niña que se desnude y queme su ropa. Solo por las cosas que no entendí baja bastante, pero esta bueno, solo no dejen que un niño (0-12 años) vea la version original.