Little Red Riding Hood Mini Book (Fay's Fairy Tales) [Hardcover]

William Wegman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Fay's Fairy Tales

Naive Little Red Riding Hood is threatened by a conniving wolf when she delivers some muffins to her ailing grandmother, in a photographic reinterpretation of the classic fairy tale in which weimaraner dogs play the characters.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Arriving on the tails of Cinderella , the second of Fay's Fairy Tales continues to feature photographer Wegman's famously photogenic weimaraners, but, unlike the previous book, reflects a predominantly adult sensibility. Wegman experiments more here, trying different camera angles, shooting his dressed-up dogs outdoors as well as inside, and achieving a depth of field that recalls the tableaux of old Viewmaster toys. Campiness is the order of the day: for example, an obviously fake stag's head intrudes into one picture of a caped Red Riding Hood carrying goodies through the forest; " 'Look, a deer. It has antlers. It must be a stag. Hello, stag,' she whispered to herself so as not to startle it" reads the facing text. But the irony reaches its apogee when the wolf pretends to Red Riding Hood that it is her grandmother--the dog-as-wolf-as-grandmother is a virtual twin of the dog-as-grandmother, so that the "what big ears you have!" sequence becomes tongue-in-cheek. A few jolting images--of the "wolf" with bloody fangs presiding over a limp raccoon stole, or of it snapping ferociously at Red Riding Hood--may also deter the youngest readers even as their elders are entertained. All ages.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-3-The traditional folktale has been overwritten and laden with unnecessary details. The sole purpose for this expanded version seems to be to create more photo opportunities for Wegman's familiar Weimaraners. Frankly, the dogs are charming when dressed in hooded red capes, nightgowns, and plaid flannel shirts, but a problem arises when the wolf masquerades as grandma, since they look identical. Children are likely to have trouble understanding that the two grandmothers are not the same person/dog. Also certain plot details have been changed. Instead of the woodsman cutting open the wolf, "The sudden shock of seeing the armed woodsman made him [the wolf] quite nauseous" and he throws up grandma and Red Riding Hood. This may be an attempt to ameliorate the violence of the story, but it appears a bit hypocritical since in a previous photo the wolf's teeth are streaked with blood after eating the pair. Older children and adults may enjoy this romp, but stick to the classic versions for young children.
Karen K. Radtke, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786805498
• ISBN-13: 978-0786805495
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, August 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Little Red Riding Hood: Retold and illustrated with color photographs by William Wegman (Fay's Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

This book is one of Wegmans greatest books, with the use of the 20 x 24 camera he is able to achieve some of the most amazing outdoor photography.
Some people do not uderstand how intence photographing animals is. This is a great book for anyones collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Real Let-Down, June 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Little Red Riding Hood: Retold and illustrated with color photographs by William Wegman (Fay's Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

As a fan of William Wegman's for years now I always enjoy his works on some level. Unfortunately, this is not one of his best attempts. The photographs are often repetitive and sometimes make it difficult to see the dogs. The pictures really don't work when the wolf is dressed as grandmother. It is hard to understand how Little Red Riding Hood can exclaim how different the wolf's eyes and ears look when they look exactly like her grandmother's. I also had some problems with the story, particularly the ending. The changes were disconcerting and I found the epilogue, in particular, a real let down. I think Wegman's version of Cinderella worked much better than this story did.

5.0 out of 5 stars grade 3 book review, May 3, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Little Red Riding Hood Mini Book (Fay's Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

Little Red Riding Hood
By Lisa Campbell Ernst

In this version of little red riding hood. Little red must mind her mother and she disobeyed her mother. Little red was persuaded by the wolf and she picked some white flowers and the wolf tricked her and he goes to little red ridding hood's grandmothers house. He sees a note on the door. It said Little Red Ridding Hood, out in the Field. Love Granny. Then he went to the field and he thought he saw an old man on a tractor and it was granny and she picked him up by the collar and put him in his place, which was the Muffin Bakery.
The message in Little Red Ridding Hood is don't talk to strangers because in the book she talks to a stranger, the wolf. The theme is good vs. evil because the wolf faces the strong granny. The granny was the protagonist and the wolf was the antagonist. The genre is fairy tale because wolves can't talk. I would recommend Little Red Ridding Hood to my cousin Landen because he hasn't learned about strangers yet.
In this version of little red riding hood. I really liked that the author has the wolf persuade little red riding hood and I think the wicked wolf was a nice touch in this book of little red riding hood. This book is humorous and I like that the granny is a strong character and puts the wolf in his place in the muffin bakery.