Are you afraid of the big bad wolf?
This week’s Picture Book of the Week is Little Red, written and illustrated by Bethan Woollvin.
About the Book:
Little Red is a fractured fairytale, that is, a fairytale retold with a new or different spin. In this version the Little Red Riding Hood story, the main character is asked to go to grandma’s house to deliver cake, she meets a wolf and tells him where she is going. But in this version, Little Red is not one bit afraid of the big bad wolf. She anticipates his plan and forms a plan of her own. Her plan does not include getting eaten by a wolf and it does include a cozy, warm winter wrapped in a wolf coat.
Writing Exercise:
Write a fractured fairytale of your own by reading your favorite traditional fairytale and rewriting it with your own special twist.
Happy Writing!