Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

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Written in witty verse and accompanied by colourful illustrations, this wonderful contemporary tale is great to read aloud and ideal to show young children that stories have the power to take readers on all sorts of exciting, imaginative journeys. Set somewhere in Africa, Auntie wakes up one day with spots, and Little Red is tasked to bring her some medicine and doughnuts to make her feel better. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Little Red Riding Hood has always been depicted as being fairly nifty and astute, from the first tellings to Roald Dahl’s protagonist who ‘whips a pistol from her knickers’.

Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. No wolf, but a dastardly Lion with a very clever plan to eat Little Red for main, and her spotty-ill Aunt Rose for pudding, provide the drama in this picture book, with a revised African setting.Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic! Rather than conquering him, she tames him instead (after doing his hair and teeth and changing his clothes), and on the last page she is silhouetted playing skipping with the lion, her father and her poorly aunt (replacing the grandmother).

Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. This appealing spin on the classic fairy-tale by bestselling illustrator Alex T Smith is set against a vibrantly coloured African landscape. The pages teem with digitized colors, textures, and photos, but the overall atmosphere is quiltlike and cozy. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! His books have been published in several languages including Welsh, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian and Chinese.

Prince Trunky is looking for a bride and all the girls in the neighbourhood are invited to his ball - but poor Cinderelephant is stuck at home cooking and cleaning for the Warty Sisters. In this version, nicely transplanted into a jungle region rather than the woods, the wolf becomes a lion, and Little Red sees through his tricks immediately. She walks under the giraffes, over the sleepy crocodiles, past the enormous elephants, and by the chattering monkeys.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books.

Alex T Smith has had great fun depicting both Little Red’s jaunt through the jungle to reach her aunt, but also the lion’s descent into grumpiness as his plan fails and Little Red gets carried away doing his hair!It’s fun, subversive, and inspiring, showing children how to twist a tale, and use imagination to recreate old classics. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Then again, she has to have her wits about her, for it seems he has designs on her as a main course! Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion is a cute retelling of an old and popular folktale, with a smart and fearless main character who teaches a lion a thing or two about manners.