The Little Red Wolf

so, so good

Original de: El Blog del Gato - El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Este es un de los libros más bonitos que he podido leer, la acuarela en la historia le da una sensación bastante siniestra a esta historia que empieza bastante inocente.

Obviamente es una retelling de La Caperucita Roja, me ha gustado como las partes más recordadas de la historia es usado, el “para verte y comerte mejor” están, solo que con un twist bastante irónico. Es interesante de ver como la historia se acopla al narrador, cambiando de estilo de dibujo cuando se cambia de voz en algún momento.

Si me hubieran leído The Little Red Wolf cuando era niña, habría terminado obsesionada con la historia, llega a ser melancólica y siniestra en niveles exactos.



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Pros: adorable wolf, pretty artwork

Cons: some scary images

A little wolf cub is given a rabbit to bring to his ailing grandmother and warned away from an area of the forest where humans live. But little wolves, like little girls, don't always follow instructions.

I'm not sure how to describe the artwork. It looks like watercolours, with most pages having a slight fantasy look to them. There's lush greenery of the forest and strangely stylistic birds and bunnies. The wolves walk upright and have adorable cloaks. The wolf cub himself often poses in ways that show both attitude and emotion. The guard looks rather terrifying and there are a few scarier images though it's on par with other fairytales in this respect.

I liked the little wolf a lot. While he's portrayed as arrogant, he's pretty typical of a child who wants to show some independence but isn't quite as aware of the dangers of the world as he'd like to appear. He also faces some consequences for actions he chooses and has a dreadful moment when he's done something bad and is worried his family will hate him for it. I felt for the little guy.

The story is very much in line with other fairytales. Obviously this one draws upon Little Red Riding Hood, but includes some innovations to the story. You can draw several messages from it or read it for fun.

As an adult I enjoyed this and I suspect children will too.

A lovely and dark fairytale. The artwork is whimsical and enchanting, and the colour scheme is perfect to recreate each and every setting. The story is an interesting twist of a well known story, that makes you think about different points of view on the same truth. This can be a perfect read for both children and adults. Absolutely recommended!