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A Caldecott Honor Book
A Golden Kite Award--Picture Book
A stunning edition of the classic fairy tale, reimagined and illustrated by a Caldecott medalist.
Traveling alone, deep in the woods, Elisabeth suspects her basket of treats isn't the only thing a sly wolf is after . . .
Surrounded by an abundance of wildflowers, mushrooms, pinecones, and birds, Elisabeth heads off in her red cloak to visit her ailing grandmother. She's all alone--until she is joined by a wicked wolf, who urges her to stray from her wooded path.
Framed with hand-drawn patterns and textured vignettes, Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations add intrigue to the familiar story, filled with subtle detail and depth.
With the help of a brave woodsman, Elisabeth and her grandmother are saved--and Little Red Riding Hood learns a valuable lesson.
Little Red Riding Hood , a Caldecott Honor Book, received a Golden Kite Award--Picture Book as well as many other awards and accolades. A classic of children's literature, this retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale brings new life to an old favorite with illustrations that children will linger over.
Author Notes
Trina Schart Hyman was born on April 8, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, the Boston Museum School of Art, and Konstfackskolan, the Swedish State Art School.
While living in Sweden, she got her first illustration job with Brown and Little. Her first work, Toffe and the Little Car, was published in 1961. During her lifetime, she illustrate over 150 children's books. She received numerous awards including a Horn Award for King Stork in 1973, the Caldecott Medal for Margaret Hodges's St. George and the Dragon: A Golden Legend Adapted from Edmund Spenser's 'Faerie Queen', and Caldecott honors three times for Little Red Riding Hood, A Child's Calendar, and Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins.
She also wrote and illustrated her own books including How Six Found Christmas, A Little Alphabet, Little Red Riding Hood, and Self-Portrait: Trina Schart Hyman. She joined the staff of Cricket magazine for children as an artist and illustrator in 1972 and became its art director before leaving in 1979. She died from complications of breast cancer on November 19, 2004 at the age of 65.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-In the animation of Trina Schart Hyman's sublime picture book, the characters' appendages move in a way that brings to mind animatronic tableaux. The effect, combined with the menacing music at the beginning of the story, is unnerving. Mother strokes the air in repetitive motion; her mouth moves, though her face is frozen; and the child's large eyes open and close like a doll's. Cutouts of characters seem to glide through the air, unincorporated into the scene behind them. The video portrays the violence abstractly. Also unsettling is the scene where Little Red and her grandmother, having been rescued from the wolf's stomach via the huntsman's knife, have a picnic; the scene seems celebratory, accompanied as it is by light piano music, and viewers may wonder about the bloody scene left in the bedroom while the pair enjoys their meal. Narrator Erin Yuen aptly creates a unique voice for each character. At times, Hyman's beautifully detailed borders are used effectively to suggest a stage. VERDICT Parents and teachers should preview this video first to judge whether it's too disturbing for younger and more sensitive children.-Constance Dickerson, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, OH © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.