Little Red Riding Hood [Hardcover]

Charles Perrault (Author), Sarah Moon (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

The cautionary tale "Little Red Riding Hood" is intrepreted by internationally-known photographer Sarah Moon. This title includes the original text by Perrault and features brilliantly stark imagery. It is recommended for ages 14 and up.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About the Author

Illustrator Sarah Moon's photography has appeared in more than 20 books. She has also done extensive work for fashion periodicals.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Creative Editions; 1st edition (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568461437
• ISBN-13: 978-1568461434
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,512,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Red Riding Hood by Perrault, illus. by Sarah Moon, May 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Little Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

I enjoyed the story as Perrault wrote it, not as yet another alternate version with yet another happy ending. Red Riding Hood, also available in French as Le Petit Rouge, contains marvelous photos by Sarah Moon which lend an eerie, appropriately menacing mood to an already dark tale. It should be said, however, that this book is unsettling and is undoubtedly not one to share with your child as a bedtime story.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sad ending for Riding Hood is dramatic and revealing, September 5, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Red Riding Hood (Hardcover)

Fans of artistic photo books for kids will find this an intriguing contemporary treatment of the Red Riding Hood classic. Here a little country girl faces urban and rural threats on her way to grandmother's house, only to find her grandmother has been replaced by an evil wolf. The sad ending for Riding Hood is dramatic and revealing, providing a realistic twist on the fairy tale.

5.0 out of 5 stars An adult children's book, October 4, 2009

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Michael K. Smith (South Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Red Riding Hood (Hardcover)

"Little Red Riding Hood?" you say. "The children's book?" Yes, the very one -- and yet, not the same story at all. The words are Perrault's but Moon, a highly inventive photographer, recasts the story with her images of a little girl running along the streets of a darkened city, caught in the headlights of a car, getting undressed to climb into bed with her supposed grandmother. The book only runs a little over thirty pages, but the subtext is a powerful modern fable.