Was Cinderella annoyingly chatty? Was the Big Bad Wolf a victim of circumstance? Just because these classic stories are told from the protagonist's point of view doesn't mean the antagonists don't have their side of the story too. Make sure your readers have the whole story!
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Book arrived on time. got a great laugh from it. Children enjoyed it immensely. Happy with the service. would order again.
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A disappointment...
Mar 29 2012
By ABrown
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Format:Paperback
I generally love anything to do with fairy tales, and am especially partial to ones told from a non-traditional point of view, so I was excited to see this on our library shelf. Sadly, this doesn't hold a candle to most of those. Here, the wolf does not portray himself as misunderstood or unfairly accused - he simply says he wouldn't "normally" eat meat, but that he was "really hungry." I suppose there's a lesson in there somewhere, but the beauty of these stories is usually the layers of the story and the ability to both see the other side and to see through to the usual story. With "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka as my standard, this one falls terribly short.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Red Riding Hood from the Wolf's perspective
Feb 17 2012
By Z Hayes
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I checked this book out from our local library so that I could use it to help my seven-year-old understand the concept of point of view in narration. We had read the original Little Red Riding Hood story and this was an interesting take, told from the Wolf's perspective.
Here, the Big Bad Wolf claims that he is a vegetarian (pictured eating a salad at the beginning of the story). However, he has run out of food and when Red Riding Hood comes along, he pictures her as a juicy red apple, ready to be devoured. It is a bit of a stretch here in terms of portraying the wolf as a vegetarian who then goes after Red Riding Hood, but the apple-theme runs strongly throughout the story and I was eventually convinced that the food-deprived wolf was so desperate that he imagined both Red and her grandma as different kinds of delicious apples, meant for his consumption. My daughter was a bit puzzled at first (but he's a vegetarian wolf!), but went along with this twist in the plot.
The full-color, vibrant digital illustrations are beautiful especially in the depictions of the wolf, Red, and grandma. The author also offers suggestions such as further reading, other tales of Red Riding Hood, etc. This is not the best retelling of the story, but it makes for interesting discussion on point of view in narratives.
Here, the Big Bad Wolf claims that he is a vegetarian (pictured eating a salad at the beginning of the story). However, he has run out of food and when Red Riding Hood comes along, he pictures her as a juicy red apple, ready to be devoured. It is a bit of a stretch here in terms of portraying the wolf as a vegetarian who then goes after Red Riding Hood, but the apple-theme runs strongly throughout the story and I was eventually convinced that the food-deprived wolf was so desperate that he imagined both Red and her grandma as different kinds of delicious apples, meant for his consumption. My daughter was a bit puzzled at first (but he's a vegetarian wolf!), but went along with this twist in the plot.
The full-color, vibrant digital illustrations are beautiful especially in the depictions of the wolf, Red, and grandma. The author also offers suggestions such as further reading, other tales of Red Riding Hood, etc. This is not the best retelling of the story, but it makes for interesting discussion on point of view in narratives.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Wolf's Perspective
Aug 6 2011
By CristiAk
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I read this book with my 4 year old grandson. First I will give you his thoughts. "I like the pictures a lot, especially the wolf. I love the pictures of the wolf! It was a funny book. The wolf loves apples and knows all the kinds. I think Red Riding Hood should have taken some apples with her to give him. I think when we hike we should take apples. If Red Riding Hood and Granny gave the wolf something to eat instead of thinking of themselves maybe he would not have eaten them."
My grandson is autistic. He knows a lot about being able to name all the types of things that interest him. So that the wolf could name the apples was no surprise. He had no problem relating to that. He reads a lot so he was able to sit through it. I liked the story myself. I thought it was a very cute picture book. The illustrations were awesome. Even though the wolf eats Granny and Red Riding Hood my grandson did not get scared. He was able to understand the wolf only ate them because he had nothing else to eat. We enjoyed reading this together. I loved hearing him laugh out loud at the wolf. There is a teaching element at the back of the book. He was able and interested in answering most of the questions.
My grandson is autistic. He knows a lot about being able to name all the types of things that interest him. So that the wolf could name the apples was no surprise. He had no problem relating to that. He reads a lot so he was able to sit through it. I liked the story myself. I thought it was a very cute picture book. The illustrations were awesome. Even though the wolf eats Granny and Red Riding Hood my grandson did not get scared. He was able to understand the wolf only ate them because he had nothing else to eat. We enjoyed reading this together. I loved hearing him laugh out loud at the wolf. There is a teaching element at the back of the book. He was able and interested in answering most of the questions.
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