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JessClark78
The Girl in Red | Christina Henry
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Starting next. Getting to this a little late. This was my February pick for the #FairytaleReadingChallenge.
#RedRidingHood

#ReadAway2024

TheSpineView Enjoy! 3w
DieAReader 😏Enjoy! 3w
Charityann Looks interesting!😄 3w
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Helsky
The Girl in Red | Christina Henry
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This must have been the best retelling I've ever read. I mostly don't enjoy retellings and tend to steer away from them. I'm so happy that I gave this one a chance. This was a violent, gritty and horrifying journey that kept me on the edge of my seat needing to read faster. Red was a great heroine. She's resourceful, unyielding and so very kick-ass. I urgently need to check what other books this author has written. I'm pleasantly surprised.

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Super_Jane
Scarlet | Marissa Meyer
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caitylaycock
Red Riding Hood | James Marshall

I love this classic tale because its great for younger kids to understand that we should never trust strangers.

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caitylaycock
Red Riding Hood | James Marshall
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I love how the illustrator of this book uses dark colors in the pictures to give the effect of a dark forest of red riding hood being where she is not supposed to be and that there is going to be trouble.

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Reading_Beyond_The_Book_Cover
The Girl in Red | Christina Henry
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This Red Riding Hood is a beast with an axe!

Absolutely loved this book. I need to read more from this author. Fast paced, engaging plot, and excellent character development in under 300 pages.

I hybrid read this and enjoyed it from beginning to end. You can never go wrong with audiobooks narrated by January LaVoy. Excellent voice work!

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Macey_Mitchell
Red Riding Hood | James Marshall
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Macey_Mitchell
Red Riding Hood | James Marshall

I really like the timely folktale of Litte Red Riding Hood, having it been a story in which I read often growing up. But this specific retelling was not my favorite depiction of the story. In this retelling both Red Riding Hood and Grandma were eaten by the wolf. Despite being saved by a passing hunter in the end, I did not enjoy the use of such “violence“ in a children's book. In different versions, neither character is “killed“ which I prefer.

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Macey_Mitchell
Red Riding Hood | James Marshall
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This story is an example of a folktale and a modern fantasy, both specific types of traditional literature. In this retelling of the traditional story, Red Riding Hood, despite having been told not to talk to strangers is fooled by the wolf. In result she and Grandma both end up being eaten alive. The two of them only to be saved by a passing hunter. The moral of the story is that we should never trust strangers despite how nice they may appear.

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CarlyJohnson
Red Riding Hood | James Marshall

“Mama said not to speak to strangers.“