I picked up this book as part of the Fairy Tales Retold Challenge I participated in this year. It was okay. This is a series of eight stories that are rewrites of Little Red Riding Hood. The stories are fairly short and simple. A couple of them were very creative and I enjoyed them. I actually enjoyed the humorous foreword more than the majority of the book.
The writing style is very simple and straightforward; there isn't a lot of description or poetry here. The stories aren't really edgy or anything. You see a list of the stories included below along with a quick synopsis. My favorites were Little Red Riding Hoods Family, Deems the Wood Gatherer, and Little Red Riding Hoods Little Red Riding Hood
Overall this was an okay book. Its a quick read but definitely not the best collection of fairy tale retellings out there. I would only recommend if you are a diehard fan of Red Riding Hood retellings, because there are a couple interesting ones here.
The Red Cloak
The woodcutter finds out that the wolf isnt the dangerous one in this story.
The Red Riding Hood Doll
A lonely seamstress makes herself a daughter out of a red cloak only to find that daughters are more trouble than they are worth.
Little Red Riding Hoods Family
A very fun story about immature parents, a Red Riding Hood with magical gifts, and a granny who is the wolf.
Granny and the Wolf
Granny befriends a wolf and they both hide from the over amorous woodcutter.
Deems the Wood Gatherer
This wood gatherer goes in and out of fairy tales leaving a path of unintentional destruction. This was a very cute story and funny.
Why Willy and His Brother Wont Ever Amount to Anything
A couple of no good color blind brothers think everything is a wolf. This was probably my least favorite story of the collection.
The Little Red Headache:
A wolf determined to return Reds basket gets a headache.
The writing style is very simple and straightforward; there isn't a lot of description or poetry here. The stories aren't really edgy or anything. You see a list of the stories included below along with a quick synopsis. My favorites were Little Red Riding Hoods Family, Deems the Wood Gatherer, and Little Red Riding Hoods Little Red Riding Hood
Overall this was an okay book. Its a quick read but definitely not the best collection of fairy tale retellings out there. I would only recommend if you are a diehard fan of Red Riding Hood retellings, because there are a couple interesting ones here.
The Red Cloak
The woodcutter finds out that the wolf isnt the dangerous one in this story.
The Red Riding Hood Doll
A lonely seamstress makes herself a daughter out of a red cloak only to find that daughters are more trouble than they are worth.
Little Red Riding Hoods Family
A very fun story about immature parents, a Red Riding Hood with magical gifts, and a granny who is the wolf.
Granny and the Wolf
Granny befriends a wolf and they both hide from the over amorous woodcutter.
Deems the Wood Gatherer
This wood gatherer goes in and out of fairy tales leaving a path of unintentional destruction. This was a very cute story and funny.
Why Willy and His Brother Wont Ever Amount to Anything
A couple of no good color blind brothers think everything is a wolf. This was probably my least favorite story of the collection.
The Little Red Headache:
A wolf determined to return Reds basket gets a headache.
