Christopher Bing

Then Story of Little Red Riding Hood tells the story I've heard of Little Red Riding Hood many times before. While reading this book I could not help but focus on the illustrations. On each page there was a picture of a page. The illustration was of a book within a book. The ends of the pages looked like there were more pages drawn to look like an old, thick book. The illustration of what was happening in the story was within a frame. However, other things were drawn outside of the frame. These things outside of the frame coordinated with what was happening at the moment in the story. When little Red is picking flowers, flowers are drawn on the page. At the end of the story when they are sitting and eating with the huntsmen, coffee mug stain rings and crumbs were over the words on the page.
Also at the end of the story on smaller pages in black and white was another short story about a time Little Red encountered a wolf on her way to grandmother's house. On the last page was also another story "The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood" pasted on the back. Wishing one book, the reader is able to read three different stories of Little red and the wolf.… (mehr)

This volume of Little Red Riding Hood contained three versions of the tale. Although there is a happy ending with Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood being saved in the first version, I thought it was too gory for children. The wolf devoured both of them before they were cut of his stomach at the end, which seemed to be horrifying for a young child. In the next version, no one was eaten, which made the story much more pleasant for a child. In the third, retold by Charles Perrault, there is no happy ending as both Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood are once again devoured by the wolf. This time no one comes to rescue them. On a positive note, the illustrations were lively and realistic.
Altogether, the moral of the story in each of the three versions of the tale, remained the same. This story teaches young children not to trust just anyone. Strangers can portray themselves as charming and lovable, but in reality, they can be deceitful and intend to harm you. This is why many parents tell their children not to speak to strangers.… (mehr)