SOLVED. Anthology of Fractured Fairy Tales, with one involving a world where all the mother's stopped producing milk so everything fed on blood instead, and there were also dangerous giant clams. Unsure of age group. Spoiler. [s]

[Marietta]

I read a small anthology of fractured fairy tale like stories about a decade ago.
The book wasn't particularly old or new at the time, and was fairly short and thin- think like chapter book size.

The story I can recall was *vaguely* red riding hood.

The world had undergone some sort of apocalyptic thing that, among other things, made the mothers no longer produce milk, and thus animals sought blood as a replacement.

The island the main character lived on also had dangerous giant clams that would clamp down on people's legs, causing them to drown.

The antagonist was a wild wolf seeking to harm the protagonist in some way I can't quite remember, but the main character made peace with the creature by giving formula to its starving pup, which works, leaving the tale on a hopeful note.

The other stories may have been equally out there, but I genuinely cannot remember anything else for certain.
I also have no idea what the intended age group was supposed to be, but I read it in my middle school library.
Young adult, maybe?

The story I can recall suggests horror, scifi, and/or apocalyptic fiction, but I don't know enough to say for certain if that was the genre for the entire anthology.

[Rainbowheart]

Maybe something by David Lubar?

[Marietta]

Rainbowheart wrote: "Maybe something by David Lubar?"

I don't think so- this had a darker tone than his works typically do.
And it definitely wasn't one of the Weenies books.

[Becca]

Truly Grim Tales by Priscilla Galloway? It contains a story called 'The Good Mother' that looks like a match for the Red Riding Hood one you remember.

[Marietta]

Becca wrote: "Truly Grim Tales by Priscilla Galloway? It contains a story called 'The Good Mother' that looks like a match for the Red Riding Hood one you remember."

That's it.