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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Wisnewski, Andrea

Paperback

Fairy Tales & Folklore

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ISBN10: 1567925898
ISBN13: 9781567925890
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Published: Jun 30 2017
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.80 Depth: 8.80
Language: English

The story of Little Red Riding Hood reset in rural New England of the early nineteenth century.

Into the forbidding but beautiful New England winter steps a resourceful farm girl in her scarlet cloak, bound with her basket of presents for her ailing grandmother. Told in a folksy cadence, the tale ends happily, as Little Red's father comes to the rescue (sharp-eyed children will notice a calico cat helped, too!).

Loving detail fills each illustration in this unique version. Andrea Wisnewski based her interiors, architecture, and costumes on models found at Old Sturbridge Village, the living-history museum in western Massachusetts. The images, full of period detail, are done in a medium Wisnewski has made her own: black-and-white prints made from intricate papercut designs (the results look much like woodcuts) that are then hand painted in gloriously vivid watercolor.

This is a beautiful, totally original, reimagining of the German fairytale classic and, yes, Little Red does survive the ravenous wolf--moist but intact. A wonderful version of the classic tale, perfect as a read-aloud, a picture book to share.

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