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Jan 29, 2011

L11-Mary rated it:

This is an African re-telling of Little Red Riding Hood. The story is filled with African culture and uses the language to tell the story. The illustrations are bright and inviting and help to create the setting. I felt the story was a bit strange even though the original is far fetched as well. I would use this story in a K-2 classroom as a unit on fairy tales and shoe the cultural perspectives. Salma is a girl who is sent into a not so nice part of town to fetch some things for her Granny. On More...

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Jul 06, 2010

Seth rated it:

Pretty Salma: A Little REd Riding Hood Story from Africa by Niki Daly is a very creative and fun version of the original Little Red Riding Hood. Taking place in Africa, this story is about a little girl named Salma who is sent to the market to bring food back home to her "granny" when she ends up being followed by a strange dog who looks like a homeless person. The dog follows Salma and tricks her into giving him her possessions. When Salma tries to get her things back the dog threa More...

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Oct 09, 2009

Sarah rated it:

This is a creative take on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. This retelling of the classic story takes place in West Africa. Instead of the wolf taking on the appearance of the grandmother and Little Red finding the wolf in the grandmother's place, the opposite happens in this story. As Salma (the granddaughter) goes to the market for her grandmother, Mr. Dog (in the place of the wolf) comes across Salma and tricks her into giving him some of her clothes and other items she is carrying. T More...

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Sep 18, 2011

David rated it:

Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa by Niki Daly is a Red Riding Hood variant set in Ghana.

Granny asks Pretty Salma to go the the market for her, where Salma buys a giant watermelon, a speckled rooster, an ice-cold pink drink and candy-striped straws. Cutting throught the wild side of town, she meets cunning Mr. Dog, who tricks her into giving him all her purchases and most of her clothes. Mr Dog tricks Granny into geting into her house and right into her own co More...

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Jan 31, 2010

Ch_jank-caporale rated it:

"Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale from Africa" was written and illustrated by a white South-African, named Niki Daly. In this version, little Salma is tricked out of her clothes by Mr. Dog who then impersonates her in order to get into granny's house. Granny jumps into a cooking pot to hide;meanwhile, the suddenly clever Salma enlists the help of her grandfather and a friend to frighten Mr. Dog by impersonating the bogeyman.
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Oct 12, 2009

Laura rated it:

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Pretty Salma was written for children in grades k-3. This story was creatively based on The Little Red Riding Hood. The story takes place in a village in Africa and many of the events are culturally relevant to Africa. The story begins as a young girl is sent into town by her mother to pick up a few things for her grandmother. After collecting the treats, Salma puts them in a basket on her head. As she walks she decides to go through the "bad" part of town since it i More...

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May 25, 2011

Shelley rated it:

In this funny and charming retelling of the classic fairytale, readers can feel the vibe and flavor of the culture of Ghana thanks to the brilliant artistry of author and illustrator, Niki Daly. She uses bold colors and punchy writing to tell the tale of Little Red Riding Hood with an African twist. Readers follow Selma on a trip to the marketplace. Because she ignores her grandmother’s advice to not to talk to strangers, Selma finds herself hoodwinked by Mr. Dog—who is from the "wild side" More...

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Feb 28, 2010

Ch_ebonysmith rated it:

I found this version of Little Red Riding Hood. This version is very similar to the classic in some ways. The one variation is Little Red Riding Hood is an African girl. This story has some of the ingredients of the original: girl and grandmother; however that is about it. In this version the girl is sent to the store by her grandmother. Along comes a sly dog and he begins to talk to her. The dog is a particularly cunning and sly creature. He begins to talk to the girl in order to get her belon More...

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Feb 08, 2010

L- Lisa rated it:

Niki Daly brings to life this African version the Little Red Riding Hood tale of caution and trickery. Pretty Salma lives with her dear granny and grandfather in Ghana. The plot thickens one day when she travels to the market on foot to shop for her Grannny. Granny gives Pretty Salma the rules; don't talk to strangers and return right home again. Pretty Salma sings her way to town, a loving chant that is her favorite. Mr. Dog, our wolf of sorts, greets Salma, posing as a helpful stranger. T More...

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Feb 11, 2010

Ch_amyM rated it:

Pretty Salma is Little Red Riding Hood in this slightly different version of the tale set in Africa. Salma lives with her Grandmother who sends hew to town to get a few things. On her way home Pretty Salma takes a different route through "the bad" part of town where Mr. Dog lives. He tricks her into giving him all her things, from her shoes to the watermelon she got in town. When she sees his true colors she sets of running. In an attempt to help Grandmother she seeks the help of her G More...

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Mar 12, 2009

Brittany rated it:

Author and Illustrator: Niki Daly

Genre: Fairy Tales and Folk Tales

Year Published: 2007

Reading Level: Ages 4-8; Fluent

Topic and Theme: Fairy Tales-Twisted, The Little Red Riding Hood

Curricular Use: Read Aloud, Shared Reading

Social: Don't speak to strangers, scared, listen

Literary Elements: Personification

Text and Pictures: Very detailed and precise pictures that fit well with the story

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Feb 08, 2010

Lauma rated it:

Written to exemplify the West African culture, this story of Little Red Riding Hood offers a unique twist--Mr. Dog (the wolf) tricks Salma (Red Riding Hood) into giving him some of the clothes she is wearing. Mr. Dog then rushes to Granny and tries to fool her that he is Salma. In the end, Salma gets her father's help and they scare off Mr. Dog by using the mask of Ka Ka Motobi, the Bogeyman. This is a delightful story with interesting characters and cultural details, including some Ghanian w More...

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Feb 09, 2010

amy rated it:

One day, on the quiet side of town, pretty Salma's grandmother asks her to go to the market. Salma gets dressed up in her blue scarf, skirt, beads and sandals. Grandma warns her, "don't talk to strangers" and off she goes. But on her way home, slick Mr. Dog begins talking to her. As they head back to her house, he cons her into giving up her sandals, beads, scarf and wrap! Pretty Salma doesn't know what to do, and Mr. Dog is on his way to grandma's house! Luckily, grandfather has a pla More...

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Nov 18, 2010

Nancy rated it:

Published: 2007, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Age: 5-8

A fractured fairy tale of the Little Red Riding Hood story. Niki Daly’s illustrations are done humorously with watercolor and pencil, but RRH does not have the red cape and wears her pretty Ghana clothes. Traditional African culture is mixed with contemporary settings, such as when a man walking in a western style suit carrying a briefcase is paired with ladies in traditional dress carrying their goods on their heads. Daly also More...

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Jun 15, 2009

Connie rated it:

This version of Red Riding Hood takes place in a city, with a black protagonist. Well, I live in a city, and my nieces are black, so I decided to take a chance and get this book sight unseen. (Besides, I've liked other books by this author, though they're a vastly different style!)

This one is great. First, the wolf (the dog) tricks Salma out of her clothes, then he goes to her home to steal her food. Meanwhile, Salma doesn't just wait for rescue, she goes and gets help! So everybody More...

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Mar 22, 2010

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Pretty Salma is a young girl who goes to the market for her grandmother. She is told not to talk to any strangers. On her way back she runs into Mr. Dog who tricks her to get her items. By the time he has all of Salma's belongings, she starts to ask for her things back. Mr. Dog refuses and says if she doesn't stop bugging him, he will bite her! Mr. Dog heads to Salma’s grandmother’s house. Salma runs away so scared until she finds her grandpa and tells him all about her adventure home. So her an More...

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Apr 26, 2009

Esther rated it:

This book provides many opportunities for fun voices and the writing really guides vocal style. The illustrations have hidden treasures and the text provides good adjectives and read sound. My niece loves this book and for her birthday we had watermelon and pink drinks with candy striped straws. This book really stayed with her and her parents had to call me asking who in the world Abubaker (a random character) was! It also doesn't get old/annoying as quickly as other kids' books.

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Jun 18, 2008

Nicole rated it:

I chose to read this book for one of the picture books published in 2006. It is a Little Red Riding Hood story from Africa. One day Salma's granny sent her to the market. She told her to go straight there and back and not to talk to strangers. But then Salma decides to take a short cut back where she gets tricked by Mr. Dog who takes all of her things from her and goes to granny's house. Just as Mr. Dog is about to make "Granny soup" Salma bursts in with her grandfather wearing the m More...

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Oct 03, 2010

Ci546_manuelanavarro rated it:

I ordered a a few books including this one during the week and they arrived yesterday. I just read this one and I thought it was a nice twist to the one I heard as a little girl. No more "grandma what big teeth you have," in this book it was Salma a little girl who is sent to the market and ends up being tricked by a mean dog, but don't worry it ends well. Not a life changing book but a good one.

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Apr 14, 2008

babyhippoface rated it:

In this African Little Red Riding Hood tale, Pretty Salma goes to market for her Granny. On her way home from buying a giant watermelon and a speckled rooster, she decides to take a shortcut through the "wild side of town," where she meets Mr. Dog, who tricks her out of her clothes as well as her basket full of food. With the help of her grandfather, "dressed in his Anansi costume," Pretty Salma is able to save her Granny from becoming Mr. Dog's dinner.
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Oct 14, 2009

(NS)Jordyn rated it:

This book started out well. It has interesting cultural elements and, upon reading about the author, it turns out she is from South Africa. The story drops off in the middle somewhere and I actually thought I had missed a page in reading. It is okay, but doesn't have the deepest story line and seems to be lacking. Best for younger children K-2.

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Oct 08, 2010

Amanda rated it:

I got this book so I could show my kids variations on the typical fairy tales. It's cute, but I don't think my kids enjoyed it as much as I did. Could be because they're still so young and don't grasp a lot about other cultures yet. But, I would definitely recommend it!

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May 01, 2008

Katey rated it:

CIP/Summary: In this version of Little Red Riding hood, set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the danger's of talking to strangers.

Pretty Salma is a fun way to warn children about stranger danger and show them a different culture. The illustrations are colorful and full of movement, and the inclusion of a song that repeats throughout the story makes it a good read-aloud for the early elementary school set.

Positively reviewed in SLJ and Kirkus.
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Jan 10, 2008

Elizabeth rated it:

I'm generally suspicious of "world" versions of European fairy tales but was pleasantly surprised by this one. The illustrations are light but effective (maybe too effective: certain unnamed four year olds have hid behind a pillow at the sight of the Bad Dog) and the text is rhythmic and satisfying. Thinking on it, we own at least 4 versions of Little Red Riding Hood and I enjoy this one at least as much as Trina Schart Hyman's classic. (Plus, no one has to cut LRR out of the stomach o More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Adrienne rated it:

This take on "Little Red Riding Hood" has shades of Little Black Sambo, what with the dog insisting on taking poor Salma's clothes. The illustrations are a real plus here -- lots of white space, clean lines, expressive faces, just enough detail to give a sense of place.

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Oct 14, 2008

Cynthia rated it:

I liked how this book exposes a reader to some of West Africa's cultural dress, language, and setting. The book is visually entertaining as well. This book would be great for a compare/contrast activity.

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Jul 15, 2008

Simone rated it:

Excellent adaptation of Red Riding Hood. Young students enjoy retelling the story and easily get the moral, don't talk to strangers.

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Feb 09, 2012

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