Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2011 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!

By Trisha Speed Shaskan, Gerald Claude Guerlais (Illustrator)

Part of the The Other Side of the Story series

Discover the wolf's side of the Little Red Riding Hood tale.

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24 pages· 691 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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Think you know Little Red Riding Hood? Meet the wolf, who claims there's more to the story than meets the eye. Was he just hungry for apples, or is there a darker truth? This retelling flips the classic tale, challenging everything you thought you knew. Uncover the secrets and decide for yourself: is the wolf truly the villain, or is Little Red Riding Hood not as innocent as she seems? Dive into this fun, fractured narrative and see the story from a whole new perspective.

From the publisher

You think you know the story of “Little Red Riding Hood”? THINK AGAIN! This retelling of the classic story, told from the wolf’s perspective, will give you a fresh spin on this famous tale. Was the wolf just really hungry for apples? Was Little Red Riding Hood rotten? This fun fractured tale will leave you with a whole new understanding of the classic story.

At a glance
Format
Pages
24
Words
691
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
460L
Themes & topics
Books about Little Red Riding Hood storiesBooks about social scienceBooks about hungerBooks about wolvesBooks about Little Red Riding Hood
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.1
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
October 1, 2013
First published
July 1, 2011
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781479519408

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