We seem eager to be corrected, to know how wrong our ideas about wolves have been, how complex the creature really is, how ultimately unfathomable”—Lopez This is slightly different from your classic adventure story as described (and critiqued) by Marjery Hourihan. This is an example of a modern female myth. How are female myths different from hero myths? There is no traditional ‘battle’ scene and the characters think and feel their way out of trouble. Wolf in the Snow is the perfect example of a so-called female myth. According to the Cool Antarctica resource, the total population size of the Arctic wolf is around 200,000 individuals. Currently, this species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Lotta: Red Riding Hood is my own Little Red Riding Hood revisioning but for older readers. Also set in the snow, also featuring red as an accent colour. There will always be takes on Little Red Riding Hood because the fairytale speaks to us at such a deep level. FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION

Wolf in the Snow is a mythic journey in which a main character travels a long/treacherous path, meets a variety of opponents and allies, comes close to death then makes it home (or sometimes finds a new home). The path in this case is the journey between school and home one snowy afternoon.Girl and wolf will soon come face to face. This entire storybook creates a mirror reflection in a number of ways. Cordell’s landscapes do a wonderful job showing the vastness and desperation of the girl’s journey, his blended watercolors of the snow and trees adding eloquence to the experience. A heartwarming adventure about helping others, best shared one-on-one to pore over the engaging images."-- School Library Journal, starred review Female myths also tend to be more about co-operation than about individual heroes saving the world. The mirrored motifs of this picture book exemplify the spirit of loving co-operation.

The girl is dressed in a bright red coat, which will always put readers in mind of Little Red Riding Hood, even more so when she goes into a forest. by Sybille von Olfers for The Story of the Snow Children (1906). (At first glance it may appear the kid is wearing a toilet roll. I believe it is a hand warmer.) Mech, David (September 1, 2005). "Decline and Recovery of a High Arctic Wolf-Prey System". Arctic. 58 (3). doi: 10.14430/arctic432. This winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal underscores the power of illustration to develop a sweetly suspenseful plot, full range of emotion and core belief in getting beyond 'me first.'"-- San Francisco Chronicle The other story is that of the wolf pup who can’t keep up with the adults and is accidentally left behind during the snow blizzard. DESIRE

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We do not know very much at all about animals. We cannot understand them except in terms of our own needs and experiences”--Lopez

Marquard, Peterson (1998). "Food Habits of Arctic Wolves in Greenland". Journal of Mammalogy. 79 (1): 236–244. doi: 10.2307/1382859. JSTOR 1382859. Little Red Riding Hood works out what the wolves are doing. So she gets up and continues on home. NEW SITUATIONa b Blenski, Peter (3 January 2017). "Wolf in the Snow". No.January 2017. School Library Journal . Retrieved 10 May 2018.