Red Riding Hood

By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Book Overview

In this unique version of the age-old story "Red Riding Hood," Caldecott medalist Beatrice Schenk de Regniers retells the tale in eccentric verse. Although de Regniers maintains the traditional... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689704356
• ISBN13: 9780689704352
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Marcel Dekker
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

old fashioned tale done Gorey-style

Author De Regniers and Illustrator Gorey tackle the old Little Red Riding Hood. It's marvelous.Gorey's illustrations are much like his illustrations in everything else: sly, clever, menacing with a quiet gloom, and quietly humorous.De Regnier's verse is comical and a bit offcenter. "And the wicked wolf, Without more ado, Ate Red Riding Hood, And the little cake, too."Gorey's facing illustration for this bit of verse shows our friend Mr. wolf, greedily poised to gobble up a cake, leaning with a very satisfied look against the footboard of grandma's bed, holding the red hood with his left forepaw. Flowers are strewn on the floor, the gathering-basket upset near his feet. Not a trace of the girl is to be seen.Hopefully you can pick up a copy of this second-hand, or booksellers will again sell new copies someday. As of now (April 2001), it seems to be out of print.