"Little Red Riding Hood"

Author: Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Awards: None
Ages: Kindergarten- 3rd Grade

Pineapple Points: 3/5
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Evaluation:
Little Red Riding Hood is sent to her ill grandmother's house, by her mother, to deliver a basket of goodies. The little girl strays from her path and is intercepted by a hungry sly fox. The fox talks Little Red into going to get firewood. The fox then goes to Granny's house and gobbles her up. The fox disguises himself in the grandmother's clothing and hops in her bed to wait for Little Red. Little Red shows and asks her odd-looking grandmother a bunch of suspecting questions. She asks about her teeth and the wolf gobbles her up too. The wolf lays down to take a post-meal nap. A nearby lumberjack swings by Granny's house to check on her. He discovers the sleeping wolf and his bulging wriggling belly and slays him with his ax. He then cuts out the girls with some sewing shears. They all have a meal together to end the day. Little Red then travels come, knowing now not to stray from the path.

Evaluation:
This retold Grimm story was beautifully illustrated. The painted pictures covered the pages. Pinkney gives the reader many hidden images to look for during their reading journey. I enjoyed the book, due to the illustrations, but I would most likely choose a different retelling of the story. The killing of the wolf, and the lumberjack gutting his kill to get out Little Red and her granny, was a bit morbid.