It was great to read the story to my young one. Wonderful illustrations.......

Stunning illustrations, really beautiful, and a very sweet twist on the standard fairy tale

Wonderful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a twist to the story. Beautiful pictures, beautiful story.

2.5 The illustrations were charming, but the story felt unfinished and the big moment was utterly predictable. On the other hand, the book subject is too dark (there are dead wolves, eaten alive rabbits, blood and even murder) but I think that it tried too hard to be dark and didn't focus enough on the story. How did the wolf's father know where to search for him?

Even a little child aged 3 could predict some of the things that happened here. So, even if it was meant as a retelling of the well-known story, there are some really great things in that one that are left out here. Rather, this is an attempt into gothic storytelling, obviously meant to feel haunting and unfinished, but I dare say some more work on the plot would do it better.

ARC from NetGalley, thank you kindly.

This is only a very short book, so the review will be short too. It's based on the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood (as you may have guessed from the title). It's a beautifully illustrated novel, with a really sweet message about love and friendship between humans and animals.

It follows a similar story to the original fairytale, but where the child captures the little wolf while he is delivering a rabbit to his hungry old grandmother. The child sings a song, which is gorgeously illustrated by Fléchais, which tells the tale of a woman and man falling in love, but the man then losing his wife to wolves. This, she says, is why her and her father hunt and kill wolves - because they are evil beasts that bring nothing but pain.

The little red wolf's father comes to the rescue - without killing the girl or her father - and tells his son about the version of the song he knows - where the woman is friends with the wolves, weaving them capes (like the one the little red wolf wears) and the man accidentally shoots her himself. I found this to be really quite touching, and I really did like this interpretation of the fairytale.

I don't think the chapters were necessary for such a short book - they didn't mark the end of a "chapter" in any way for me, but just felt like they'd been randomly placed throughout the story.

Overall, this is definitely a lovely story for children to read, even if it is a little sad. The art was really lovely, and it told the story beautifully. 4 stars.

I love fairytale retellings and so this book immediately caught my eye on NetGalley. Its a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood but it focuses on a cute little wolf instead of Red. First of all, the artwork is absolutely stunning. In my opinion, everything about the art is perfection and I especially loved the colours that were used throughout. The story itself is very good, I really enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend this to both adults and kids and I would read more from Amélie Fléchais.

*I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This beautifully illustrated book is a "twisted tales" version of Little Red Riding Hood (La Finta Nonna, in the Italian version as later recorded by Italo Calvino, and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge in the French version by Charles Perrault, cited as the inspiration for Amélie Fléchais' version). In this short picture book, it is a little red-hooded wolf who is tricked and trapped by the cruel daughter of a huntsman, rather than vice-versa. It is a rather macabre tale and I'm not sure that it is one that I would read to a young child, due to the revelation of the little girl's mother's accidental death in the story. Older children may have an appreciation for the role reversal of the classic fairy tale.

In a twist on the classic tale, Little Red Wolf is sent to bring a fat, juicy rabbit to his grandmother's house, but loses his way only to run into a golden haired little girl...

The illustrations are BEAUTIFUL. I think this is supposed to be a children's book, but it's pretty dark and there are some borderline gorey parts. I would not read this to my 3 year old because it would give him nightmares for sure, but I'd definitely thrust a copy into the hands of my fairy-tale minded friends. The song the little girl sings is ... strange ... and the ending of the story is very abrupt. Based on the story alone I'd probably give this only 3 stars, but the illustrations are so very gorgeous and intricate that I want to give it 5, so I'm settling on averaging my rating out to 4 stars.

An absolutely gorgeous book with an interesting reversal of the classic tale, with multiple little twists throughout the story.

This is an alternate version of Little Red Riding Hood A little wolf in a red cape with a hood is taking a rabbit to his grandmother. He loses his way and is found by a little girl. The tale unfolds with all the flavor of the original. Not only is this new version delightful, but the artwork s absolutely stellar. I love the artwork.

Fractured fairy tales are some of my favorite things and I'm all about graphic novels, so I was super stoked about this book. And at first I loved it. The wolf is cute. Even the bunny he's eating is cute. And I loved his justification for eating the rabbit he's meant to be taking to his grandma. Once he goes to the woodcutter's house, though, my affections waned. It's not just that it gets visibly and thematically dark. It's that it becomes increasingly complex and reliant on a sort of mythology that I didn't always get. Better for middle graders who are better equipped to understand a more complex morality.

The illustrations in this book are enchanting as well as artistic.
The story is perfectly written. The only reason I gave this book 4 stars rather than 5 is that I found the font to be a bit too small, but the writing and the gorgeous illustrations more than make up for that small flaw.

This tale about a young wolf who wears a red cape, just like Little Red Riding Hood, is quite dark & macabre, but gorgeous nonetheless. The illustrations are stunning & truly make the whole story. Recommend for older children, as it might be a tad scary for smaller ones. Great for teens & adults as well!

This is a beautifully illustrated children's novel about a little wolf dressed in red. The little wolf is sent to take food to his grandmother who can no longer hunt for herself. He is warned to stay on the path in order to avoid harm from the woodsman and his daughter. This short little story explores perceptions as you hear from both sides a similar but different tale.
This is a dark but beautifully illustrated novel that I can't wait to add to my library.

A slightly macabre twist on the traditional Little Red Hiding Hood tale, The Little Red Wolf is a story about a little wolf who, on the way to visit an ailing grandma, encounters an awful human girl. The message here is consistent with the original fable: there's a strong stranger danger warning, but also a reminder that every side has a story, every villain has an origin. The art is beautiful and dark; an additional add for collections where readers may be ready for darker fantasy.

It was quite a dark and depressing story, but the ART was absolutely beautiful!!

These illustrations were incredible. I loved the story on its own and it did not go where I expected it to! Together, this was a beautiful book full of surprises.

The Little Red Wolf is an original fairy tale for children and adults alike (maybe more for the parents) with following the little red wolf as he is sent out to deliver a rabbit for his grandmother who is to old to hunt. Upon his travels the little wolf may face some problems along the way bringing an entertaining experience matched with wonderful artwork to be enjoyed by the reader.

This was a wonderful tale with inspiration from little red riding hood. I went in thinking that was what I was going to see in the story and it split off into a whole new story of it's own with a wonderful lesson that things are not always what they seem, along side to listen to your mother, especially when she tells you to avoid the humans who hate wolves.

I felt this was maybe more of a darker tale for children so it's probably aimed more at either the parents or just adults in general but I loved the dark take on the fairy tale along side the great art work.