Folkore

Book: Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! (Fable)

Author: Trisha Speed Shaskan

Illustrator: Gerald Guerlais

    Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!, is a modern twist of the original Red Riding Hood. This new tale is based on the Big Bad Wolf's perspective. The characters are illustrated with more exaggerated features. The wolf is black with enhanced features, clearly making him the antagonist in the text. Red Riding Hood is big and plump like a juicy apple and her character is depicted as spoiled and rotten. The tale is the same story we all know, but in the end, the reader learns that people can look good on the outside but on the inside be the complete opposite. 


Book: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza (Fairytale)

Author: Philemon Sturges

Illustrator: Amy Walrod

    The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza, is an adaptation of the all-time classic The Little Red Hen. In this story, the characters are drawn to look more cartoon-based instead of realistic animals. In this new modern tale, the little red hen is the typical hard-working hen with some unhelpful friends. Instead of making some bread, she substitutes it for a pizza and walks us step by step in how she needs to make some pizza. The ending is different in the story, she does end up sharing the pizza with her friends, but her friends help her clean up the mess in the end. The setting in the new book is based on a city neighborhood versus the classic is based on a farm. The illustrations in the book are brighter and each character stands out in their perspective color. 

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