Little Red Riding Hood

by William Wegman

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

Genres: Picture Books, Photography, Animals, Childrens, Dogs, Fantasy, Fiction

40 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Megan (ReadingRover) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will Wegman does an awesome job retelling the story of little red riding hood using his widely renowned photographs of Weimaraners. They’re dressed up as the characters and in the proper scenes along with the story. Great retelling. The Wild isn’t even killed in this one. He just gets scared and nauseous then barfs up Red and Granny and runs off. Lol! Super fun book with wonderful photos!

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a ‘dog person’ - LOVE dogs. But I did NOT love this book 😞 While the sets were nice, I didn’t like the use of the dogs. The photos have a dark filter, which fits the story, I suppose.

And the story is altered in very sanitized ways, which is fine in its way.

Just not for me.

[Rebecca Alvarez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Riding Hood is about a girl who take a trip through the woods to deliver some goods to her grandmother. On her way she runs into a wolf, who to the reader's surprise she is not afraid of. They even have a conversation about where her grandmother lives. The wolf them comes up with a plot to eat both Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. This version can be considered a bit graphic for some readers.

This book falls under the genre of folk literature. in Children's Literature Briefly 7th Edition, it defines this genre as being traditional stories that have well developed characters and be symbolic of human traits. In this story we can see how the character Little Red Riding Hood would be considered as having a good trait while the wolf has bad traits.

[Anna Laskownicka · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. Although I am definitely a dog person and, I consider these animals to be the most beautiful, emotional and honest creatures in the world, I find the pictures and the bare idea of this book creepy. I think that probably, if I had ever seen those pictures before without the context, I might have had different approach to the way dogs are photographed here. I would have probably thought about it as some kind of modern form of art, a vision that should be interpreted individually, yet without a well-known story in the background.

This book definitely didn't appeal to me, maybe I am not ready yet for such controversies.

[Jinx:The:Poet {the LiteraryWanderer & WordRoamer} · Rating 4 out of 5]

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD: A young girl, called Little Red Riding Hood, goes to visit her grandmother whom she is very close to. Upon her travels she runs into a crafty wolf. MORAL: Don’t trust strangers. Be careful of predators. Listen to advice of others. [RATING: 5 STAR]

[Jaden]

Traditional Literature

This was another twist of the traditional story Little Red Riding Hood. This time, it was illustrated with real dogs. Little Red Riding Hood went to give her sick grandma blueberry muffins and she ran into the big bad wolf. He told her to go pick some flowers while he went to the grandmas house and ate her. When Little Red Riding Hood got to her grandmas the wolf ate her too. The woodsman went to go check on her to find that the wolf ate them both. The wolf was so full and so frightened when he saw the woodsman he threw up the grandma and Little Red Riding Hood and he ran out the back door.

[Savannah Domeyer]

This book is about Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red goes to take some blueberry muffins to her ill grandmother. She meets a wolf on the way there, which he has Little Red take a detour. The wolf gets to grandmothers house and eats Grandma. Then the wolf posses as Grandma. Then Little Red gets to Grandma's house but the wolf eats her. Then the wolf throws up because he was so full. He ended up throwing up Grandma and Little Red whole while the Woodsmen was there. The wolf then snuck out of the house.

[F · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is rather violent much like the original fairy tale it is based on. It is illustrated with pictures of Wegman's famous Weimaraners and becomes a fun read. I would be careful about reading to very small children as there is wholesale devouring of several individuals [though the story ends well- if you consider being hiccupped out of someone well].

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

These pictures were absolutely hilarious. Check it out.

[Mosley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the photography. Very adorable idea. They also tried to make the ending more kid friendly, not bad but not great. I'm sure some parent will like it better that way.

[Mandi Simmons]

The tale of little red riding hood, with a twist, all dogs!

[Nathaniel Buffington]

A fun take on Little Red Riding Hood but with images of dogs and a more innocent ending. A great book to interest students who love dogs.

[Erika HerO✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un clásico Caperucita Roja solo que esta versión cuenta con las imágenes de 3 perritos vestidos como humanos.

[Bryce Decker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the classic story of little red riding hood but with a twist...dogs! Each page depicts the characters as dogs in costumes.

[radin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gave me a weird creepy vibe, but it's very cool

[Amie Floersheim]

• Summarize the book
This book is a new take on Little Red Riding hood and is illustrated with actual photographs of a Dog dressed up as Little Red Riding hood. The pictures are really funny as there are dogs dressed as the characters that illustrate the classic story of the girl who is out bringing muffins to her grandmother and comes across a big wolf. The wolf wants to eat Little Red Riding Hood so he tricks her into going and picking flowers for the grandmother. The wolf goes and pretends to be little red riding hood so the grandmother lets him in. He then eats the grandmother and pretends to be her when Little Red comes. Red notices that those aren’t her grandmother’s eyes, and nose, and teeth, but it was too late and the wolf ate her too. Then a hunter came and startled the wolf so he hiccupped and out came the grandmother and Little Red. They then thanked the hunter who startled the wolf and the grandmother reminded Little Red that the next time she came, she needed to come straight there and not stop to talk with anyone.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre (What makes it traditional literature? What makes it historical fiction?)
This is traditional literature because this is a story that has been retold many times for many generations. There is a deep moral which is common among folk tales and there are characters that do things that could not be done in real life –such as be eaten by a wolf and then be regurgitated up unharmed.
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. (eg. This book is a good text to use when teaching how to make inferences, or This books deals with bullying and would be useful when beginning a discussion about bullying in the classroom.)
This would be a great book for talking about folk tales and having students find the moral of a story. The photos of the book also make it somewhat humorous because real dogs are dressed in people’s clothes so you could have students make their own story with unlikely characters.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
I appreciated the photos in this book and the book might be interesting for a student who is not particularity interested in fairy tales but might enjoy the funny pictures of dogs dressed up as people.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. Of course the photgraphs are a great twist on the classic. I think that the pictures are what saved this book from being a three star instead of a four star. The pictures are great, and a nice twist on the usual little blond child portrayed. My son cracked up because of the pictures, I think he spent more time looking at the pictures than listening to me read him the story.

[Jennifer Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fairytale was also a fable. The small girl was given simple instructions to take cake and the cordial, to her grandmother's. She was not to stray off the path, through the woods. Instead of listening to her mother she ended up in grave danger. Not only her but also her grandmother. By the end, she is able to go back to her home safely but not without trouble.
The moral of this story if to follow direction from an elder so bad things could occur.

[(NS)Jordyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures in this book absolutely crack me up! I think it is the pictures and not the text that drew me to this book. There is something about the expressions (or lack there of) on the dogs faces that just are so humorous. In addition, the way that the photographer poses the dogs is so silly that you have to enjoy the book at least for the pictures. Useful for grades 1-6.

[Juana Paola Soto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un clásico que deja un gran mensaje sobre no confiar en extraños y obedecer a nuestros padres.

La versión de los hermanos Grimm la más famosa de todas y la que le dio ese toque infantil; un libro que todo niño debería leer con sus padres en aquella famosa conversación “de no confíes en extraños”..

[David Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Red Riding Hood by William Wegman (Hyperion Books 1993) (398.2). Wegman's weimaraners act out the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Now THIS is a hoot! My rating: 7/10, finished 2002.

[Amanda Hlava · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the same tradtional Little Red Riding Hood story but it is told through pictures of dogs in clothes acting out the scenes. Although young students may enjoy it, I feel like it adds nothing to the story.

[Lauren Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

The classic story is told with beautiful pictures and easy-to-read text. The story is very violent - I'm unsure if it because I haven't heard it in awhile or had blocked it out, but it is not an ideal book for younger children.

[Kimberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this would be more charming than it was, especially since I have fond memories of Fay and co from Sesame Street when I was a kid. These pictures were small and kind of dark, and the story just sort of peters out at the end.

[Malbadeen]

That's so weird it scares me.

[unknown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pictures! Tells a good story and keeps the kids entertained with the wonderful dog photos

[Christal Hillner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Matthew

[Ellie · Rating 1 out of 5]

worst library book ever.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Little Red Riding Hood" told with made-up Weimaraners? What could be more charming? Wegman has a whole series of these retellings of fairy tales done in this way. Chack them out.

[Julie]

added in error; this is not a reflection on the book, just on my typing error. :-)