Review: The Little Red Wolf

The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received a galley of this recently published book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

This beautifully illustrated book is a "twisted tales" version of Little Red Riding Hood (La Finta Nonna, in the Italian version as later recorded by Italo Calvino, and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge in the French version by Charles Perrault, cited as the inspiration for Amélie Fléchais' version). In this short picture book, it is a little red-hooded wolf who is tricked and trapped by the cruel daughter of a huntsman, rather than vice-versa. It is a rather macabre tale and I'm not sure that it is one that I would read to a young child, due to the revelation of the little girl's mother's accidental death in the story. Older children may have an appreciation for the role reversal of the classic fairy tale.

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