Little Red Riding Hood

Peek Inside a Fairy Tale

by Anna Milbourne, Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)

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Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Classics

14 pages, Board book

Published February 1, 2016

About the author

Growing up in North West England and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon. Usborne.com

Reviews

[Yolanda Sfetsos · Rating 5 out of 5]

After my husband found Beauty & the Beast in K-Mart last week, we later spotted a few more books in this collection when we went there together. And I HAD to pick this one up. 😁

Like I mentioned in my other review, this collection is made for young kids so the story is short and snappy, but that pace really fits Red's tale.

The pictures are absolutely adorable and I especially loved the amount of careful detail given to the forest. There are also a few funny surprises that I didn't expect (look inside the wolf's belly) and the wolf's face cracked me up. More goofy than scary. 😅

Anyway, I'll be adding this one to my fairy tale collection too.

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the multiple dimensions of this board book. The retelling is standard, but the art nice. My LO at 8 months enjoys trying to turn the pages, and the cutouts make it easier for her to do so.

[Katie Greenwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

The never-ending slew of Little Red Riding Hood retelling reviews continues. This gorgeous edition would make such a lovely present for someone's child. I know I'd love to read this to mine in the future. It's super interactive and also full of beautiful illustrations. The bright colours would be wonderful to stimulate a baby's mind too. It does however very much follow the girl needs saving by a bloke shtick. That's the main reason why I didn't rate this higher. A lot of the retellings I've found have had more of an emphasis on female empowerment and familial trust.

[Lauren Duffy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter was a little scared in this book where the wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood. However, I thought it was quite charming and a bit funny that you could life the flap of the wolf belly to check on her and grandma. Reassuring for littles! My daughter enjoys this book and it’s design is beautiful.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

These peek inside books are intricate and accessible all at once. My seven year old loves exploring all the thoughtful cut-outs and reading the simple text. Using different voices for the wolf and girl is always fun.

[Cari · Rating 2 out of 5]

Violent and graphic not for sensitive children

[Amy Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The die-cuts and flaps are cleverly and gorgeously designed, and my 2-year-old is OBSESSED with it. (Also, fwiw, the rescuing woodcutter at the end isn't drawn in an obviously gendered way, nor given pronouns in the text, so when I read it, I refer to the woodcutter as "she". Why not?)

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has everything, the classic story, told in a nice way, it is in English, it has nice ilustrations, it has peep-insides, its pages are cut in this layer over layer style👍

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous die-cut pages and adorable illustrations bring this classic to life. Know your audience, this is a little scary and gross.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Story-wise, it's a standard retelling of the classic fairy tale aimed at younger children. Nice short, simple sentences, although the smaller font makes it a better book for bedtime reading than independent reading practice for pre-schoolers.

The real beauty about this book is it's artwork and cut-out pages, which the little one found fascinating and made a nice difference to the usual parade of flat pages and primary colours.

[Ivana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jednoduchy text klasickej Cervenej Ciapocky, ktory robi genialnym vytvarne spracovanie. Nadherne ilustrovane a krasne vypracovane vydanie. Elianka je z neho nadsena a Anna si tiez uz "precitala". Potecha pre oko.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, so cute!

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just don't understand why you would teach kids that people eaten by wolves are still alive and well in their bellies. Pretty strange. Other than that, it's the classic tale with wolf being miraculously stitched up (by Granny - apparently a surgeon to boot!) and banished at the end. Bizarre!