I just love fractured fairy tales and
The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma did NOT disappoint! And when I read it to my class of 6 and 7-year-olds they thought it was hilarious.
Author and Illustrator: Diane and Christyan Fox
Publishing Info: Scholastic Press, 2014
Theme: Fiction, Fractured Fairy Tale
Suitable For: Ages 4 to 8
Opening: "What's this?" "It's a story about a little girl ... who always wears a red cape with a hood."
Synopsis: Cat tries to tell the story of
Little Red Riding Hood, but Dog, who absolutely adores super heroes, keeps interrupting, convinced that Red Riding Hood must have some super powers.
Why I Like This Book: I really enjoyed the exchange between the cat and dog. The dog interrupts constantly but his questions are good ones, and encourage the reader to think about fairy tales and the messages they send.
My favourite comment by Dog is near the end of the book when Cat says, "And they all lived happily ever after." Dog is thinking "I'm not sure that the wolf was very happy in the end." Which is perfect, because that never gets talked about, does it? The fact that the wolf gets killed, as though that kind of violence is an acceptable way for solving a problem.
Author and Illustrator: Diane and Christyan Fox
