I'm going to start off by saying that as a kid I ADORED stories that were very dark as opposed to the happy go lucky stuff most kids read, so when I saw this on Netgalley, I knew I had to have it. I was not disappointed at all when it was delightfully dark, but not without hope. The story is basically little red Riding Hood with a wolf as the main character and a little girl being the villain who wants to straight up kill him. Sounds pretty dark on paper for younger kids, but given one of the most popular video games among kids for some reason is about a Chuck e cheese expy haunted by murdered children that want to kill anyone who works the night shift, and A series of unfortunate events ( a book about kids who had their parents murdered in a fire and a count who wanted to kill the three of them for their fortune and implied killing at least one other child) was hugely popular with my generation, I think this book will be very successful. Ten year old Jess would be all up in this, and I loved having that nostalgic feeling again. My one complaint is the book seemed to wrap up a little too quickly, and I feel a few more pages would wrap it up a little more cleanly (I also wonder if the song the father wolf heard would've been more similar sounding to the one the girl sang in French than in English, or else little red wolf is wildly bad at listening!). Overall, I loved it and recommend it to any kid that likes more than a happy go lucky story.

This is a somewhat dark but lovely reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, but I suppose the darkness is fairly appropriate for a fairy tale. Instead of a girl we have a a little wolf who likes to wear red, sent out to give his grandmother a rabbit, with a warning to avoid the hunter and his daughter, who hate wolves. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, especially of the forest, and are so vivid that you don’t even need to read the words to know the story.

I liked the way the tale was interpreted, but I’m not sure how children will feel about the little wolf eating the rabbit along the way or about the some of the illustrations of the hunter and his daughter – there was a slightly strange and menacing undertone, but I wonder if it would be as obvious to a younger reader.

The Little Red Wolf is a graphic novel/ children’s book about a young wolf cub who is sent off to deliver a rabbit to his grandmother. Along the way he gets distracted and eventually lost, only to be found by a little girl who offers to help him.

I found the art absolutely stunning. Amélie’s style is a gorgeous soft simplistic style that you can’t help but take your time on each page, not wanting to turn the page until you’ve look at every detail. As for the story, the switch of roles in the original Red Riding Hood tale was interesting. The switch gave a different point of view to the tale that I really enjoyed, however I felt like the story was a bit rushed in the end.

Personally I think it would have been a little better had the ending not been so abrupt and gave a bit more insight to the events the Little Red Wolf’s father was talking about. But overall I thought it was a fantastic and beautifully illustrated book, one that I would recommend for small children but I suggest the parent giving it a quick read/ flip through first as there is mention of death, animal hunting and illustrated pelts of wolves near the end of the book.

C'era una volta, nel fondo di una foresta scura, un piccolo lupo che viveva con la sua famiglia.

Amava indossare una mantellina rossa e giocare nel bosco - ma la sua famiglia gli aveva raccomandato prudenza, perché il Cacciatore e sua figlia si aggiravano nella foresta, ed erano crudeli e pericolosi.

Poi, un giorno, Mamma Lupa incarica il lupacchiotto di portare un bel coniglio fresco alla nonna; e il lupacchiotto si mette in viaggio...

Partendo da Cappuccetto Rosso, Amélie Fléchais costruisce una favola oscura e meravigliosa, che nel colpo di scena finale esplora il dolore e il senso di colpa.

Un gioiello, nei testi e nelle spettacolari, illustrazioni.

I loved this book (or graphic novel?) so much! Illustrations are beautiful and story is so good! A must read for all ages!

A modern take on Little Red Riding Hood, with a wolf taking the place of Little Red. The art in this book is absolutely gorgeous - I had to slow down my reading to really take it all in.

What the hay kind of bedtime story is this?!?! The last line reads, "In his rage, misfortune struck. So sad and horrible, that he could never forgive himself."
And that's it! That's the end. Everyone depressed and distraught forever. OMG, what is WRONG with this story?

The artwork is so lovely, so beautiful. Subtle colors and lines, pretty little details of forest flora and fauna. The beginning is whimsical and sweet as a little wolf travels through the forest to take a dead rabbit to his grandmother's house. He follows a butterfly, and explores a little mousey hole, and stops to look at a beetle.

Then it gets gross.

First of all, dead rabbit in every scene, just laying there in the basket, being dead and all. Also, the little wolf gets hungry and decides to eat just one of the rabbit feet as a snack. Oh, yum. Dead bloody rabbit feet. Never mind the bones.

Then he meets a mysterious little girl, who promises to help him, and in his childish innocence he is led away by her charms. And the plot gets very dark, and then it's just killing and murder and the evil past of the little girl's father, the Hunter, is explained. Macabre to the point that it was actually disturbing to read, and I'm an adult! I could never read this to a child!

The worst of it is, that even with this darkness in the story, I can see the potential for a happy resolution and the possibility of a little lesson about forgiving your enemies or something.

But instead, we are left with no real resolution, everybody is hateful and murderous, and the only lesson is that some people are just violent and there's nothing you can do except stay away from them. Which is certainly a good warning that applies to real life, but not what I want to read in a bedtime story.

Such a waste of beautiful illustrations.

Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts and are not influenced by anyone.

Fantastic re-telling and excellent illustrations. The author should be very proud of herself.

Introduction:

Now, I have been reading fairy tale retellings for many years and I had read retellings of stories like “Cinderella,” “The Three Little Pigs,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” So, imagine my surprise and delight in seeing this new retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood” from NetGalley called “The Little Red Wolf” by Amélie Fléchais and I just had to pick this book up! After I read this book, I have to say that this was one of the most creative and heartbreaking retellings of “Little Red Riding Hood” I had ever read!

What is this story about?

The story starts off with a family of wolves living in the roots of a tree and the smallest wolf in the family was called Little Red Wolf because he would wear a red cape all the time. One day, Little Red Wolf’s mother wanted him to take a nice plump rabbit to his grandmother, since his grandmother cannot hunt anymore due to her losing her teeth. But just before Little Red Wolf made his journey to his grandmother’s house, his mother warned him about a human hunter and his daughter and that he should stay away from them at all costs. As Little Red Wolf journeyed through the forest, he began to feel hungry and he started eating the rabbit that he was supposed to give to his grandmother piece by piece. When Little Red Wolf ate all of the rabbit, he began to cry since he was supposed to give that rabbit to his grandmother and he had no idea how he will get another rabbit to give to his grandmother. It was then that a little girl came up to Little Red Wolf and said that she could give him a rabbit if he followed her to her home.

Will this girl help Little Red Wolf get another rabbit for his grandmother or does she have some kind of malicious agenda for Little Red Wolf?

Read this book to find out!

What I loved about this story:

Amélie Fléchais’ writing: Wow! Just…wow! I never would have thought that I would ever read a “Little Red Riding Hood” retelling told from the wolf’s perspective (even though I had read a parody book of the “Three Little Pigs” told from the wolf’s perspective called “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs”). Amélie Fléchais has done a fantastic job at retelling the classic “Little Red Riding Hood” story from the wolf’s point of view as the wolf presented here is shown as being more sympathetic than the hunter and the young girl compared to the original story and that is what made this such a unique and creative read for me! I like the fact that the wolf here is presented as a young cub who does not know about the dangers of being around a hunter and is actually innocent of any wrongdoing in this story (well, except for accidentally eating all of the rabbit he was supposed to give to his grandmother). I also loved the mysterious and intense atmosphere that Amélie Fléchais provided in this story as I was sitting on the edge of my seat trying to see if any horrible disaster will befall Little Red Wolf and how he would be able to handle himself (or who would help him out) if he got into such a scary and dangerous situation.

Amélie Fléchais’ artwork: Amélie Fléchais’ artwork is probably the highlight of this book as all the images are drawn in watercolor paintings, which makes the imagery so gorgeous to look at. I also loved the haunting feel that Amélie Fléchais shows in the artwork as the illustrations are mostly in dark colors and it gives the story a mysterious and eerie feel, especially during the scenes where Little Red Wolf gets lost in the forest. But, probably my most favorite image in this book was the image of Little Red Wolf himself as he is drawn in an extremely adorable manner as he has large puppy dog eyes and a small cute nose that really brings out his innocent and adorable nature.

What made me feel uncomfortable about this story:

For anyone who does not like scary moments in graphic novels or novels in general, there are some intense scenes in this book that might scare younger readers, such as Little Red Wolf getting lost in the forest and the danger of possibly encountering the huntsman and his daughter.
Also, I felt that the ending was a bit too abrupt and I wished that more was explained about the revelation at the end, rather than just stopping the story as soon as the revelation was being made. All this just made me want to have a sequel to this story so that way, the ending would be made clearer to me than it is now and so that way we can have a more broader expansion on the characters themselves.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, “The Little Red Wolf” is one retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood” that you should definitely check out, especially if you enjoy hearing classic fairy tales being told from a different perspective! I would recommend this book to children ages six and up since the imagery might scare smaller children.

This is a hauntingly beautiful story with gorgeous artwork that will capture your attention right from the first page. I especially enjoyed the background designs in the pages as they are particularly intricate and well detailed.

The story itself is a very imaginative spin on the original little red riding hood story. I love the fact that we are following the story of a young wolf in a story where it is the humans who are the villains. And whether or not you are familiar with the original story (which you probably are), the story will still take you by surprise. For instance, the story ended up being way darker than I expected it to be, which I enjoyed.

However, I also do have some issues with this book. Firstly, I found the little wolf quite unsympathetic despite the fact that in the illustrations his character design seems to be purposely adorable. Also, the ending left me quite disappointed. I feel like the story was heading to an ending as haunting and beautiful as the heart of the story had been but in my opinion, it just ended too soon and too abruptly.

If you love unique fairy tale retellings with dark twists though, I would still recommend this to you. I wouldn't recommend this to very young children though. While older kids would probably enjoy this book, the dark elements of the story, along with some illustrated scenes, might be a tad scary for a younger audience.

This graphic novel is over 80 pages and spun off the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale.

As the description states, it is a haunting fairy tale.

Yes. The story is dark. I would not recommend this for young children. But, the story caused me to surely empathize with wild animals. And, I found, I wanted the story to continue for a few more pages.

The illustrations throughout this graphic novel are gorgeous. And, each page itself is a visual feast.

Hands down one of the most beautiful books that I have ever read. The illustrations were gorgeous and with a new take of a well known/loved story it worked wonderfully.

I want to buy copies and just throw them at people so they can read it.

A gorgeous, lush retelling of Red Riding Hood. This is the tale of a little wolf who sets out to take a rabbit to his ailing granny. Distracted by the wonders of the forest, and by his rumbling belly, he falls upon mischance. I loved how the artwork captured mood. This story is fearsome enough for adult readers but still gentle enough for younger ones. At its heart, this story teaches readers that appearances can be deceiving. Thank you to Netgalley and Diamond for the pleasure of reading this ARC.

Cute, cute, cute! This is a high recommend for friends with kids who are looking for a variant on the typical. Such a sad yet adorable story.

3.5 stars

The Little Red Wolf, as you may have guessed from the cover, is a classic fairytale retelling with a twist. In the traditional story Little Red Riding Hood is a human girl who sets off through the forest to deliver a basket of food to her sick granny. Albeit in this version a wolf cub, Little Red Wolf, sets off through the forest to deliver a meal to his old grandma. In both stories the child, human and wolf alike, is warned to stay on the path and to avoid strangers. Red Riding Hood's mother warns her of wolves, while Red Wolf's mother warns him of the hunter and his daughter. And in each, neither child obeys and must learn their lesson the hard way.

Both the traditional version and this retelling are dark and each is told from a different perspective, good vs bad; though that's not the only dissimilarity as readers will see. I thought the concept of this twisted fairytale was done quite cleverly at first, but in some ways it fell short for me. It's difficult to say in what ways exactly without giving away the story; however, I can say it was because a couple of points seemed rushed or simply didn't make any sense. Like, how'd we get here from there?

The illustrations, which were numerous, were simply gorgeous. You could sit and stare at each page for several moments just taking in all the brilliant details. And I must say, they really helped to give this story an edgy feel that kept it classic despite being a completely reworked retelling.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing an early review copy.

Little Red Wolf is a very touching story spun off the little red riding hood. In this tale, the protagonist is a wolf pup who is always dressed in red. When he is asked to deliver a rabbit to his old grandmother, he wanders off the trail and meets a human girl.

The story does a different take on the fairy tale and makes us empathize with the wild animals. I liked the message. The ending was deep and unexpected. The art is brilliant. It made me feel as if I was in a beautiful forest. Highly recommended!

What would have happened if Little Red Riding hood had been a little wolf, and the bad guy in the story were a little girl?

I love retold fairy tales, and I especially love ones where the concept is turned on its head, so you can see the story from a different point of view.

In this story, the little wolf is innocent, and the bad person of the daughter of the evil hunter, who wants nothing more than to kill all wolves.

And this totally works, and you find yourself rooting for the little wolf to be saved.

Great book to show kids a different take on classic fairy tales.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Such gorgeous illustrations! This little story has actually been published in French in 2014 and is now translated to English so more of us can enjoy it. As the title already hints, The Little Red Wolf is a wonderful retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood and told from the POV of a little wolf cub. The adorable and highly detailed drawings will appeal to young readers and parents alike and will bring a joyful experience discovering all the little details on each page. A little warning though, because this story is both whimsical and tragical at the same time and more sensitive children might not appreciate especially the second part of this picture book. I would personally recommend it for the age of six and up because of that. The Little Red Wolf has a mix of pages with just illustrations and others with more text, but I liked the balance between the two and the pages without text can be used perfectly to interact with young children. The moral of the story is a strong one as well: to show that things can easily be misinterpreted with terrible consequences... Hence the darker and tragic part of the story and a little warning to evaluate beforehand if your child could be affected negatively by that. That said, I personally absolutely loved this little picture book and its wonderful illustrations.

This was a really cute short story and the art was absolutely gorgeous. The little wolf was adorable and I like the idea of a version of Red Riding Hood where the wolves are the good guys. The only problem I had was that I think the ending is just a little bit too abrupt and could probably have benefited from adding maybe 10 or even 5 more pages. But it's still a really cute book that I would definitely recommend for younger children.

This started brilliantly, but paled in unfortunate ways. The artwork sustained its inventive and pleasurable manner - many pages really are for poring over here - but the story? Less so. It starts wonderfully with the little wolf scared of Red Riding Hood, but tasked with crossing the forest to HIS grandmother wolf. Unfortunately, once nastiness comes upon the pages it goes downhill, to such an extent it even loses sight of an ending. Yes, it has a poignancy to the last, but one that's forsaken the young audience such a picture book deserves, and one that wasn't what I was after.