And, as Carmine takes off on her bicycle with Rufus, that is just what she intends to do. But Carmine is a dreamy painter, always in search of capt...
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Aug 29, 2011
Miriam
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Granny isn't sick -- she's just making a nice pot of alphabet soup. What could be more natural than to ring a favorite grandchild and invite her over? Our artistically-inclined, red-loving protagonist hops on her bike, taking her painting supplies and faithful dog, and off into the woods she goes. "Don't dilly-dally," her mother reminds her, but she can't resist pausing to sketch a scenic spot. And then, a little farther off, she spies some poppies crying out to by painted... While she
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Mar 16, 2010
This is the familiar story of "Little Red Riding Hood" but with a small twist. Carmine is on her way to visit her grandmother and get some soup but stops in teh woods to paint a picture of red poppies. Like the original story, the wolf beats Carmine to Granny's and when Carmine arrives, she finds her Granny locked in the closet. (not eaten thank goodness) the moral of this fractured fairy tale is to not "dilly dally" in the woods.
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Oct 12, 2009
Bernice
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Carmine, a girl that loves red, is filled with imagination and demonstrates this through her beautiful portraits she paints for her grandmother. On one particular trip to her grandmother's house, against her mother's advice to ride straight through the forest without stopping, Carmine stops to paint the beautiful landscape around her. A wolf that has been heard and sighted in the area sees Carmine and her dog. We are whisked by her adventure to see what happens between Carmine and the wolf.
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Oct 19, 2010
N_kellie
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This creative take on the classic “Little Red Riding Hood” is set up in an ABC book format. But don’t be mistaken, it’s no baby book. Melissa Sweet has chosen to highlight some wonderful words as she tells the story of Carmine dilly-dallying on her way to grandma’s house. The reader is sure to expand their vocabulary with words like exquisite, indeed, lurking, reckoned, and surreal.
The story opens with Carmine (cleverly named a shade of red) painting a picture in her bedroom, thi More...
The story opens with Carmine (cleverly named a shade of red) painting a picture in her bedroom, thi More...
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Jan 27, 2012
Paul
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Before taking the Robert F. Sibert Award for Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, Melissa Sweet created this little alphabet book, her debut picture book.
A delightful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, Carmine is a little girl invited to her grandmother's house for some alphabet soup. On the way, she encounters a wolf. And a number of sight words that will be fun for younger readers while at the same time helping to develop a rich vocabulary.
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A delightful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, Carmine is a little girl invited to her grandmother's house for some alphabet soup. On the way, she encounters a wolf. And a number of sight words that will be fun for younger readers while at the same time helping to develop a rich vocabulary.
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Jun 28, 2011
Jill
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Written and Illustrated by- Melissa Sweet
Published- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2005.
ISBN- 0-618-38794-3 (hardcover)
Awards- Red Clover Nominee
Genre- Fable
I read this today, after finding it when looking for fairytale stories retold. This book is an extremely charming retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The young protagonist Carmine is an artist who likes to wander on her way to visit her grandmother, and does so today. She stops and paints pretty pic More...
Published- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2005.
ISBN- 0-618-38794-3 (hardcover)
Awards- Red Clover Nominee
Genre- Fable
I read this today, after finding it when looking for fairytale stories retold. This book is an extremely charming retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The young protagonist Carmine is an artist who likes to wander on her way to visit her grandmother, and does so today. She stops and paints pretty pic More...
Oct 14, 2009
Kara
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The end pages of this book is cool as they list all the different words we use for the shades of red, and are spelled out with alphabet soup letters. This sets up the story that Red is going to be a very important color in the book. It is very neat how she took a traditional story and made it an alphabet book. The watercolor pictures are really neat and allow her to play up the red and playing with the lighting. It is a book that would also help teach new words, even a French word, and even list
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Nov 16, 2008
Loretta
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Carmine – A Little More Red is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The main character of the story, Carmine, sets off to visit her grandmother on her bike with her pet dog and art materials. As the story continues, each page highlights a letter of the alphabet with a word, such as alphabet, beware and clutter and ends with zillion – Granny reminded Carmine that she had been told a ZILLION times not to dilly-dally in the woods.
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Feb 12, 2011
Betsy
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I LOVED this very clever ABC/Little Red Riding Hood tale. It's a great read-aloud for all ages from PK-middle school. For the older kids, you could focus more on the interesting vocablulary & the subtle nuances included in the text and illustrations. Younger kids enjoy a breifer version of the story, relating to the "familiar" Little Red Riding Hood story-line. Although accurate, labeling this a ABC/Little Red Riding Hood story really doesn't do it justice. You really have to read it t
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Mar 29, 2011
Amanda
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Very cute update on the Little Red Riding Hood story. It's an alphabet book, which I didn't anticipate, with some good vocabulary i.e. exquisite, mimic and zillion, although I thought nincompoop was unnecessary. The illustrations are wonderful and make it equally fun for read as the one being read to.
Aug 23, 2011
The artsy craftsy ones in class will enjoy being "confirmed and edified" in this twist to Little Red Riding Hood. Small illustrations and little captions make it not the best choice for a big group reading, more of a lap/small table book.
Aug 28, 2010
Teri
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The story is ingenious, the vocabulary is refreshing and new, and this is a nice story to use along with Little Red Riding Hood, or to use as a "color" book if you have an art lesson introducing a painting day with the color RED.
Jun 30, 2008
Kimberly
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This book is a different version of little red riding hood. It is about a grandma that teachers her granddaughter how to spell using alphabet soup, so the grandma invites her over one day for soup, and then the rest of the story is similiar to the little red riding hood.
However, on each page is a different word, as the book goes in order of the alphabet. It introduces a lot of really good vocabulary words throughout the book.
Some ideas for this book, The students could co More...
However, on each page is a different word, as the book goes in order of the alphabet. It introduces a lot of really good vocabulary words throughout the book.
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Apr 25, 2010
Alicia
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An alphabet book that doesn't seem to go many places because the author is so focused on getting in a word for each letter of the alphabet. The only fun part is your "little red riding hood" named Carmine and her dog.
Oct 01, 2010
Marcie
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This retelling of Red riding hood is a great alphabet book for vocabulary building with intermediate students. I learned about it in Literature is Back! by Carol J. Fuhler and Maria P. Walther
Mar 12, 2009
Natalie
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Aw, this is one of the first books that I "read" as a children's librarian. I think I namedropped it on my interview because it was so cool.
Sep 20, 2011
Aubrey
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Cute take on "Little Red Riding Hood" and fun way to learn some definitions. Has a soup recipe in the back that we enjoyed making together.
Nov 11, 2009
Tina
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A fun retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The illustrations are wonderful and the A to Z vocabulary setup of the story makes it unique.
Aug 29, 2009
Crafty
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captivated by the illustrations - great detail! and I love how she introduced new vocab to my kids!
Sep 03, 2007
JustOneMoreBook.com
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Combine twenty-six meaty new words, a sprinkling of fairy tale characters, one talented young artist, forty pages of gorgeous watercolours and an irresistably spunky dog and “voila!” an exciting new rendition of the Red Riding Hood theme. Bones optional.
Listen to our chat about this on our JustOneMoreBook.com Children's Book Podcast:
http://www.justonemorebook.com/2007/08/2...
Listen to our chat about this on our JustOneMoreBook.com Children's Book Podcast:
http://www.justonemorebook.com/2007/08/2...
Jan 18, 2008
Jackie
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Carmine is off to visit Granny. Mom says, “Don’t dilly-dally”. She warns Carmine about the wolf in the woods. “Indeed”, Rufus, her dog, notices a wolfy scent in the air. The mockingbird mimics a wolf’s cry. Carmine tells him, “Don’t be a nincompoop”.
This alphabet spoof of Little Red Riding Hood is hilarious and uses some colorful words in the re-telling.
This alphabet spoof of Little Red Riding Hood is hilarious and uses some colorful words in the re-telling.
Jul 08, 2011
Missy
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My three-year-old loves the detailed, funny pictures (stories within the story) and my five-year-old enjoys the interesting vocab word on each page (in ABC order). Fun tale with a little extra learning and a twist at the end. There's also a recipe for Granny's alphabet soup, which we will be making. I'll let you know if it's good...Thanks for the recommendation, Teri!
Jan 22, 2008
Molly
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This one is an alphabet book, with the basic premise of Little Red Riding Hood. The execution is cute and the illustrations are nice. I'm not a huge fan of alphabet books, but this is a nice example of one that would be appropriate for young school aged children.
Oct 12, 2008
Becky
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A colorful book that relates the story of Little Red Riding Hood in a different manner; follows an A-to-Z learn-a-word pattern which introduce some words kids will never have heard of before reading this title.
Mar 17, 2009
Elizabeth
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Sweet and beautiful illustrations throughout this captivating book. Bonus points for a better ending than the traditional "Red Riding Hood."
Feb 08, 2012
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