  | Little Red and the cat who loved cake Author: Lehman, Barbara | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
A wordless picture book gives a fractured fairy tale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with references to other fairy tales hidden throughout. Little Red has baked a cake with his father, and is on the way to Grandma's house to deliver it only to be trailed by a cat who loves cake.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (10/01/21)
Booklist (09/15/21)
The Hornbook (+) (00/01/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/15/2021 This gentle, humorous take on Little Red Riding Hood incorporates numerous references to nursery rhymes, folktales, and fairy tales. Here Little Red, a modern, fair-skinned kid with curly red hair, wears jeans, high-tops, and a red hoodie. Big Red, who appears to be her dad, has baked a cake for her to take across town to Grandma. Neither realizes that Wolfie, their cat, is following along, stalking the cake, but Grandma is more than capable of outsmarting Wolfie. Endpapers drawn to look like a newspaper, along with a map on the back cover, foreshadow Little Red’s route and alert readers to the many literary references to be found along the way. Comics-style illustrations employ a mix of panel sizes to keep the narrative moving. While the story itself is wordless, signs on the businesses and nursery rhyme excerpts in the back matter provide an additional layer of humor to the framework of Little Red’s journey. Two concluding pages of spot illustrations help readers match up the imagery with their original tales. - Copyright 2021 Booklist.
