Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood is a folklore that is about a young girl going to visit her grandmother but she meets a wolf and he gets there first and tries to trick them. This is a tale that has been told a lot over time. There are many adaptations of the story, some more violent than others. This one is not very violent at all. No one is eaten or cut out of a wolfs belly, like in some of the other telling's of this story. At the end of this version of the story, the wolf just runs away never to be heard from again.

The illustrations do a good job of telling the story. It is more of a happy tale and the bright acrylic paintings and outline drawings do a good job of portraying this.

Motivational activities would be to discuss where little red riding hood went wrong in the book. Another one would be to have the class perform a play about the story.

Reader Response Questions:

1. What could little red riding hood done different on the way to the grandmother's house?

2. What would you have done if the wolf approached you in the forest?
                                                                           

References

 

Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child (7th ed.). Belmont, CA:

                       Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. 

Ransom, C. F., & Lyon, T. (2005). Little Red Riding Hood = Caperucita Roja. Columbus, Ohio:
                        School Specialty Children's Pub..