Little Red Cap

by Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator), Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

When the little girl in the red cap puts her basket over her arm and sets off through the woods to grandmother's house, one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time unfolds. Long out of print, this classic version of the tale will be enjoyed by all who love beautiful books. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Full color.

Genres: Classics, Fantasy, Short Stories, Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens, Fairy Tales

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

Lisbeth Zwerger is an Austrian illustrator of children's books. For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990.

Born in Vienna in 1954, she studied at the local Applied Arts Academy from 1971 to 1974. Since the publication of her first illustrated book in 1977, she has worked as a freelance picture book illustrator specializing in fairy tales.

Reviews

[Arman · Rating 4 out of 5]

قصه‌های برادران گریم
قصه ۲۶
قصه شنل قرمزی

شنل قرمزی یکی از قدیمی‌ترین قصه‌های برادران گریم است که می‌توان واریاسیون‌هایی از آنرا در ملل مختلف پیدا کرد.
روایتی که من پیش‌تر شنیده بودم، کمابیش مشابه همین روایت بود.

بنابر ویکی‌پدیا، آقای گراهام اندرسون مشابهت‌هایی بین این قصه و افسانه‌ای یونانی پیدا کرده است.
به گفته او، پوسانیانِ اسپارتی یک افسانه محلی را روایت می‌کند که در آن، مردم هر ساله یک دختر باکره را به روح خبیثی در جنگل که لباس گرگ به تن کرده بود، تقدیم می‌کردند. و این روح، به دخترها تجاوز می‌کرد.
یکسال، شخصی بنام اوتیموس به دنبال دختر می‌رود، روح را می‌کشد، و با دختر ازدواج می‌کند.

اگر نقش شکارچی‌ای که بعد سر می‌رسد و شنل قرمزی و مادربزرگش را نجات می‌دهد، به یاد بیاوریم، عملاً یا روایت اندرسون تطابق پیدا می‌کند.


پ‌ن: در ادامه قصه، یه روایت آلترناتیو دیگر هم آمده است که در آن، شنل قرمزی و مادربزرگ، گرگ را گول می‌زنند و سر به نیست می‌کنند.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

داستان بیست و ششم از همخوانی برادران گریم.
ورژن شنل قرمزی نوشته شده توسط برادران گریم همون ورژنی از داستانه که اکثرا خوندیم.
یه سری کتاب مصور سه بعدی هم این کتاب داشت که خیلی بامزه بودند.

[Sidharth Vardhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a perfect story to tell your children how gullible people are liable to manipulation. It is one of those stories that can be interpenetrated in so many ways and also feeling happy for having finally read a Grimm fairy tale with out an evil step mother in it.

[K. Anna Kraft · Rating 5 out of 5]

I arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku:

"Passing through the woods,
One just might forget what filth
Might follow you home.”

[Ankit Saxena · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is so much confusion onto when this was written and who's the real author of this folklore. However, Charles Perrault was the real author & this version of retelling was written by Jacob Grimm of "Grimm's Fairy tales". Grimm Brothers (Jacob & Wilhelm) were more me as thieves of other's work who to avoid legality changed the topics and disturbed the content within.

Hence, due to retelling I prefer to keep my ratings down to 3* instead of 4* which I have given to original Text by Charles Perrault.

[Elin (Tickmicks bokblogg) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for school.

[Eimear · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another childhood favorite❤

[nat🐇]

— read for children’s lit class @ uni (y’all already know the drill) —


this one was weird tho LOL

[Natasha Beekie · Rating 5 out of 5]

*read for ENGL 249 at Concordia University

[Ruponti · Rating 3 out of 5]

After everything
“The grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine that Little Red Cap had brought”😬

[Normalmente · Rating 5 out of 5]

This moral about blind obedience to the State is as cruel as adorable.

[Lloyd Downey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a fan of Lisbeth Zwerger and her beautiful illustrations. Partly, I think, because they hark back to those of Arthur Rackham and possibly also Edmund Dulac...and I grew up on these stories ...fascinated by the pictures. Maybe it is underselling the contributions by Lisbeth Zwerger because her own work is original and she has a lovely sense of dramatic perspective that the older artists never used. And some of her work (Such as Alice in Wonderland) is totally unique.....then again, I don't like this so much.
Suffice to say, for me, the story here of Little Red Cap is totally subsidiary to the illustrations. It's not exactly the classic Alice in Wonderland....but very close to it. Reading the story again, I can't help but be surprised that the woodsman can blithely take a pair of scissors and cut the wolf open without the wolf waking up......but, that's a fairy story! And I'm now at the stage with so many books that I find that I have two copies of this book: this one a hardback and the other a paperback which I shall donate to charity.
But a lovely little book. Warrants five stars.

[Ashley Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Cap is known to me as Little Red Riding Hood, but the story like is based on Little Red Cap going to visit her grandma because she is Ill and her mother sent her with a cake and some wine. Her mother told her not to go off the trail. When she got to the woods she met the wolf, who talked to her and she decided she wanted to pick flowers for her grandma, so the wolf knowing she was going there to take cake and wine went before her and acted as her so grandma said just come in I’m too ill, then the wolf ate the grandma and put on her clothes to act like her, when Little red cap got there the wolf ate her as well. Then the Hunter came and found the wolf and he cut the wolf open down the middle and the grandma and the Little Red Cap were saved and he put rocks in the wolf so it wouldn’t run away. I think I could use this book in my class room to explain the series of events.

[Megan Compton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Cap
By Lisabeth Zwerger

This book also takes place in the woods, and is very similar to Hyman's. The wolf is the problem in this version. He follows Red Riding Hood into the woods and impersonates her Grandmother.In the end, the huntsman rescues both Red Riding
Hood and Grandma.

The illustrations in this version, however, are quite different than Hyman's version. Beautifully illustrated version of this tale. I love the illustrator’s use of the ink and wash method. It makes the illustrations look like
watercolors. Lots of browns, grays and blacks are used, which really highlight
Little Red’s cap.

I may keep this version as another example of a classic version of this folktale.

[KevinL · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great take on the traditional Little Red Riding Hood. In this story Little Red Cap is wandering through the woods to deliver some goodies to an ailing grandma.Throughout the story you experience the beautiful illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. The illustrations are done in an ink smear technique, which make it look very similar to water colors. The awesome illustrations earned it New York Times best illustrated book in 1983. I really enjoyed the ending to this version of the story. I would definitely use this story to show my students how stories can have many different variations. You could also use this story to teach students how to be creative and make their own ending to a story.

[Jillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, Brothers Grimm, how complicated our relationship has become. I used to like you until I started to read you critically, and now? Well, let's just say I am both an admirer and a critic. I'm going to make a blanket statement here: The Brothers Grimm's fairy tales are neither good for women nor to women. Little Red-Cap is a prime example. The Brothers Grimm took Perault's version of the tale and changed it slightly; both versions have sexual undertones, but this one is more explicit about it. Also, the Brothers Grimm were the ones to introduce the huntsman as a saving figure for Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, changing the ending of the tale and taking away any agency from the female characters had in previous versions. Overall, not recommended.

[Shelby Dains · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book would be a good book for more advanced 1st and 2nd graders who still want to read a picture book but need a more difficult reading level. It has nice detailed pictures and has a little spin an "Little Red Ridding Hood" (a classic). It does have some difficult words that might be a good activity for a student to find out what the difficult words mean. I did however not like the whole eating of the grandmother and granddaughter and then cutting of the wolf. That could scare many students. So although it is at a higher 1st and 2nd grade level I don't feel like they should be reading it until much older.

[Jackie Ostrowicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. I love, love LOVE Lisbeth Zwerger's gorgeous illustrations. She has done work for many Grimm books, and this ranks up there with the best.

If you want to see a great collection of Zwerger's illustrations, purchase or read "Tales from the Brothers Grimm: Selected and Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger". You can read a BrainPickings article with samples of the illustrations here.

[Fred Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

the translation from German is complete with a happy ending for everyone but the wolf. the illustrations are very good, i like the style and detail.

also, i rather like the name "little red cap" instead of the more common "little red riding hood" because, let's face it - there was no horse in any version ever and if she had a riding hood and a horse she would have arrived before the wolf and the history of the world would have been much different from what we know today. if you're going to give her a riding hood you should give her a mount, that's all i'm saying.

[Meltha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the traditional Brothers Grimm version, except "cap" is retained instead of "hood." The real draw would be the watercolor illustrations, particularly of the wolf himself. For some odd reason, the images of the wolf changing into grandma's nightdress reminded me of Beatrix Potter's work, and not unpleasantly. This does have the ending with the stones in the stomach and the oddly anesthesia-free abdominal surgery, which might be a bit traumatic and/or confusing for modern children, but it's a nice picture book version, and the wolf is more mischievous than scary really.

[Siobhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story still brings me the same childlike joy i felt so long ago. Though maybe i should be concerned and question why a story about a wolf devouring an elderly woman and a young child brings me so much joy. idk, maybe it’s the nostalgia i feel towards this story or the message, ‘As long as i live, i will never by myself leave the path, to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do so.’ I wouldn’t be so sure little red-cap you’ll be parting in those woods before you know it. Anyhow, i love this story, it makes me feel warm, especially on Halloween night.

[Lauren Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a great story that has been told for many years, and it has many versions, but Jacob Grimm does a great job of telling the story in detail and really making sure people understand the story of little red riding hood.

This book could be used in the classroom when talking about old tales. They could think of old stories they have been told when they were younger, and then the students could come up with their own tall-tale that could connect with the story.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What a classic. Literally thought I read and reviewed this already but probably read it once upon a time. It is such a joyous read that it is practically number one on my list. It is all about sin and how tempting it can be but that there is consequences to your actions. When you get older, you get wiser, and can fend off any evil temptation. This is why I love Little Red Cap. One of my favorite of the Grimm Brothers. Must read. 5 stars

[Tenasha Stephens · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this story and I am excited to incorporate this story in my classroom. The story is about a little girl who meets a wolf in the forest on her way to grandmother's house. Eventually, one of the best fairy tales unfolds. I would use this story in my classroom to show the students how bravery comes into play through the little girl's reactions and emotions.

[April Helms · Rating 4 out of 5]

A slight variation on another well-known tale, Little Red Riding-Hood. The basic elements are the same: a young girl delivering goodies to grandma is led astray by a Big Bad Wolf. A couple interesting notes: Little Red-Cap is more pure of heart than most adaptations I've seen, and there's a short epilogue at the end where it is obvious that Little Red-Cap has learned her lesson.

[Mike Lisanke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why doesn't little red riding hood (red-cap) ever ride a horse? She's always walking through the woods discussing her tasty grand mother and the goodies she has for her. And how does the wolf devore the grandmother and little red but a huntsman can cut them out of the wolf still alive and kill the wolf with tombstones left in its stomach (?) OK, very strange.

[Joyce · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Despite not being the original, it is the one most of us have in mind when thinking about Little Red Riding Hood. Having read this for class and analyzing it, new morals and themes are shown that I find fascinating.

[Jasmine Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a traditional fairytale story translated from German that would be useful for young readers. It would be useful to talk about stereotypes in the book such as naive and distressed women and men heroes. Explain to the children that women can be heroes and men can sometimes be distressed too.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am learning so much by Grimm, didn’t realise this is the original version of Little Red Riding Hood. A very short story, exceptionally dark and black in parts, also disturbing with what happened to the wolf.

[BiblioBrandie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the art of Lisbeth Zwerger.