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lattelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Heapy and Heap retell and renarrativize a beloved childhood fairy tale for very little readers. The text size and the fun, watercolor illustrations make this a perfect book to read out loud to very little lovers of “Little Red Riding Hood.” Though this might not be a good read for older children—as Red here is a toddler and therefore speaks like one—many can still sympathize with the plights of sleeping over at grandmother’s house for the first time and missing one’s mom. Great for grades K-2.
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pacifickle's review
4.0
Funny toddler goes to visit her grandmother and sees a "fox" (wolf) en route. A great retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood." Recommend for fun!
mrsalliea's review
4.0
Cute! Very Little Red Riding Hood is brought to life through the dialogue- she sounds like a little toddler!
barbarianlibarian's review
5.0
very very very cute! great read aloud. nice twist on the red riding hood story. my preschool friend loved it. loved the pics too
danicamidlil's review against another edition
2.0
Not sure what age group they were going for here...
bungleboo's review against another edition
4.0
Really cute up-to-date retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
This one gets an extra star for the fold out map which shows the woods and houses belonging to the gingerbread man and many other classic characters.
This one gets an extra star for the fold out map which shows the woods and houses belonging to the gingerbread man and many other classic characters.
ama_reads's review against another edition
2.0
I would have given this another star had the main character not spoken like a toddler. Otherwise, it is a cute story.
rachaelkmac's review against another edition
3.0
Red Riding Hood is not just little, she is very little and she is headed to her grandmother’s house for a sleepover! Along the way she runs into none other than the wolf, but Red will let nobody get in the way of visiting her grandmother. Very Little Red Riding Hood takes the classic story we all know and gives it an adorable, lovable twist.
The idea behind Very Little Red Riding Hood is super cute but I wish it had been executed a little better. I love that Wolf is unable to resist the charm of Red and becomes her friend but I had some issues with the dialogue. Red’s toddler-speak, while accurate, is not a good way to teach children how to speak and read. Picture books are supposed to help children learn and develop their literacy skills and using words like ‘lello’ instead of the proper word, ‘yellow’, does not do much to encourage a toddler to speak properly.
The illustrations of Very Little Red Riding Hood, in my opinion, are what carried the story. They were simple but effective in giving the story life with it’s old–school feel. Overall, Very Little Red Riding Hood was enjoyable and despite the issues I had with it