Saintyves and Edward Burnett Tylor, saw "Little Red Riding Hood" in terms of solar myths and other naturally occurring cycles. In these stories she escapes with no help from any male or older female figure, instead using her own cunning, or in some versions the help of a younger boy who she happens to run into. Little Red Reading Hood always has her nose in a book, and is mesmerised by the thrilling adventures she discovers within the pages. I say Wolf, for all wolves are not of the same sort; there is one kind with an amenable disposition – neither noisy, nor hateful, nor angry, but tame, obliging and gentle, following the young maids in the streets, even into their homes.

Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do.When she meets a cunning wolf while on her way to the library, he convinces her to stray from the path and read for a little while. Gorgeous illustrations and the theme of being able to change the ending of any story and nothing being set in stone combine to make this a must have for any school or family with young children. Written in witty verse and accompanied by colourful illustrations, this wonderful contemporary tale is great to read aloud and ideal to show young children that stories have the power to take readers on all sorts of exciting, imaginative journeys.

I found the rhyme in this a little uneven from time to time, but I am not sure if that isn't just due to pronunciation differences between American and British English. episode, "Little Red Riding Princess" with Princess Toadstool in the role of Red Riding Hood and King Koopa as the wolf.And, because it replays an old classic, it means parents reading this to their children will enjoy the different levels the story works on too. in German language Hans Ritz, Die Geschichte vom Rotkäppchen, Kassel 2013, ( ISBN 978-3-922494-10-2).