![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I only met my grandmother three times in my entire life, but like to think I would have noticed if someone claiming to be my grandmother had fur, fangs, and a tail.īut Little Red, instead of becoming suspicious, becomes rude." Little Red doesn't realize a wolf has substituted himself for her grandmother. "I don't like to criticize anyone's family, but I'm guessing these people are not what you'd call close. (I am strongly tempted to keep typing quote after quote from this deliciously snarky dissection of LRR.but will resist. ![]() We are never told Little Red Riding Hood's age, but her actions clearly show that she is much too young, or too dimwitted, to be allowed out of the house alone.īut apparently Little Red's mom hasn't noticed this." "There are different versions, but they all start with a mother who sends her daughter into the woods, where there is not only a wolf, but a talking, cross-dressing wolf. Vivian Vande Velde has Issues with Little Red Riding Hood. Here's a book that fans of fairy tale retellings will want to put on their wants list: Cloaked in Red, by Vivian Vande Velde (Marshall Cavendish, October 1, 2010, YA, 128 pages), a collection of short and snappy re-takes of the story of Little Red Riding Hood. ![]()
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