This is an amazing adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood.

Not only is the protagonist a wolf, but it is a male wolf. This is a great modern example for boys in fairytales. Usually the boy in fairytales plays the prince character, and is only the love interest for the princess. Or he is a fighter or hunter of some sort. But this is just an innocent little boy wolf who is sent on a journey to his grandmother’s house.

There are also larger connotations with the wolf being the main character. The humans don’t like wolves and want to kill them. When they find Little Red Wolf, they want to kill him even though he didn’t do anything to them. This could represent global problems on a broader scale, when people are blamed for the actions of one person in their group. An example of this is racism. This book can be a great learning tool.

As well as the fabulous story, the illustrations are amazing. I love the simplicity of it. The colour palette reflects the mood of the story. The colours are more vibrant when Little Red Wolf first enters the forest, and become darker when he meets the little girl.

I felt like the ending was a little abrupt, but I really loved this story!

The Little Red Wolf by Amelie Flechais

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.

This was a beautiful, slightly darker tale of little red riding hood. I love how the author retold it from the wolf’s prospective and the illustrations were so beautiful I want to have them framed!

The art work is amazing and so the story. Moved by it. I've always enjoyed Red Riding Hood when I was a kid but this is very different and more original. I want to buy it for my nieces when it's out in my country.

A wonderful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood - in this twist, the main character is the wolf pup. Quite a dark retelling, but an enjoyable read. Detailed without being too complex or too long. I love the illustrations.

Goodreads Rating: 4 stars

A lovely species-bent, gender-bent retelling of "Red Riding Hood." The story follows a little wolf pup who’s tasked on delivering to his grandma a bunny, but ends up lost in the woods. The rest of the story bears little resemblance to the traditional "Red Riding Hood," which was actually refreshing to see, and made the ending much less predictable. I found I was drawing parallels between the end with a selkie-type story more than RRH, which was  also a plus. However, the ending did seem abrupt and it felt like there should have been another two or three pages to wrap up it up and clarify the songs, though the ambiguity of the songs may be more of a translation issue than a storytelling issue. The art style was quite amazing, with the layers of textures and patterns used and the adorableness of the characters creating a very vibrantly subtle color world.

I recieved an eARC of The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

The story is short, but what it lacks in length, it makes up with stark macabre storytelling and visually astounding artwork that works with and enhances the reading experience.

This story is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, and translated from its original French into English.

The story follows a wolf family and a human family who live in the same woods.


A little wolf named Red is warned to stay away from the human hunters on his journey to bring food to his sick grandmother.


Amélie Fléchais' writing is dark and morbid and her art is the highlight of the book. I'm partial to watercolors and her art carries a mysteriousness and slight eerieness that matches the tone of the tale pitch perfectly.

Despite the initial look of a children's fairy tale, be forewarned that the reinterpretation is dark one, reminiscent of those original Grimm Fairytales where one could find the characters having their eyes pecked out by birds or pushed from the tallest of towers. I wouldn't read this to my 4 year old niece but I actually think the text would be a nice analytical analysis for high school students, as they have a lot of complex deep themes they can work through here wrapped up in a familiar story.


I give the story 4/5 stars, only because I found the ending a bit abrupt, which that could easily be a translation issue. Otherwise the books is perfect. The kind you buy a hardback copy of and leave on the coffee table for company to admire.

This is a lovely twisty reverse red riding hood tale (this time a little wolf is bringing food....a dead rabbit which the little wolf adorably eats). The illustrations are gorgeous and I was swept up in the story even though, disappointingly, it ended super abruptly.

This is a twist on The Little Red Riding Hood tale. I like it a lot. The little wolf loves to wear red and his mother sends him out to take his grandmother a rabbit...

Lion Forge and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on October 3rd.

The illustrations are delightful. Lots of color, big woods, and a trail he's supposed to follow.

Being young, he chases small animals and butterflies and moths and ends up off the trail. As he tries to find his way back, he manages to snack on the rabbit until there's nothing left. He might as well go back home but he still can't find his path. Then he finds a young girl who says she will take him home with her and feed him. She sings a song that her family taught her. It's about how her mother was killed by wolves. She locks the little Red Wolf in a room in the cabin and waits for her father to come home.

Her father returns and brings his big gun in. It looks like it's all over for little Red Wolf. But his father comes to his rescue. On the way home, he sings the song he learned from the girl and his father says the wolves have a similar song but it has a different ending. Then you learn the truth about what happened to the little girl's mother.

This story will stick with me because it's so true about life. Your point of view might be 180 or 360 degrees different than the one of the person you're speaking with. This story demonstrates that.

Little Red Wolf is inverted retelling of Little Red Riding, where little wolf pup is main character, wearing red cape, so innocent and lovely. That was brilliant thinking and it made story so interesting. Story told by little girl and wolf was mesmerizing and it was best part of the story.

I loved how this little story, though they were 80 pages but pretty quick, was divided in chapters which was very different. I have never seen illustrated stories have chapters before. All chapters had very beautiful art, all the details of forest, animals, and humans in it was eye-catching. This book will be on top of my list of best picture book for its artwork. I can imagine how beautiful finished copy will look.

I loved little wolf specifically.

There were so many lesson in just few pages. First and obvious that was even in the original story that listen to warnings you are given, never trust strangers. Another which was new and my favorite, there are always more than one aspect of truth/story and action of the people are based on the aspect they choose to follow/ believe. Who said beast are always bad and humans are all good! Rage leads to blindness and guilt, so always try to understand situation before reacting.

The little twist and end of the book was unexpected and very beautiful.

Overall, I just loved this book and I recommend it for all children. It’s fabulous, entertaining, and I have no words for illustrations. Simply perfect. I want to read more by this author.

Fairytale retellings have become increasingly popular in the past few years and due to this surge in popularity, most of them fail to bring anything new to the original story. Fortunately, this one manages to do everything perfectly.

First of all, the artwork is absolutely stunning. I am no art expert, but I certainly do appreciate skillfully drawn watercolour pictures. The artist of this book managed to very aptly portray the feeling of the story and create a magical world, although some drawings could be considered rather scary for children. The story was also very impressive and I really like how it subverted the original fairytale, giving it a darker and imaginative twist. I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in fairytale retellings or just stories with a darker twist.

The artwork is beautiful, and the story is just the right amount of scary.

Artwork is gorgeous. I loved the small background details. Story line is interesting, but while it tells the story from two different points of view, there doesn't seem to be a resolution. There is no reconciliation between the characters over their different view of the events. But it is interesting to see both sides of the story, just wish there was a more satisfying ending.

*An ARC of this book was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

I love the artwork in this book and what I could read of the story I really liked. Unfortunately, the pdf I received from NetGalley was incomplete so I did not get to read the entire book. I will be looking for it after publication.

Loved this take on the classic The Little Red Riding Hood. Our protagonist was a wolf this time around with the humans the bad guys and a folk lore at it's peak.

Loved the art in this. It was so colorful and pretty and captivating. The format was so engrossing. I was mesmerized by the art. This can be such a wonderful gift and a classic edition in your personal library.

I loved the subtle creepy storytelling. A quick read that was sure a delight.

This reimagining of the Little Red Riding Hood story is beautifully illustrated. Even reading it on my i-pad I can tell that the finished book will be something to spend time with. Each illustration is beautiful and very detailed. There is so much to look at on each page, and much of it is adorable and cute. The story is switched around with the wolf being the one to go to grandma's and a little girl tricks him, almost to a bad end. It is an interesting story on perspectives, the story of what happened to the little girl's mom is different from the one the wolves tell. At times the story is a bit morbid, the little wolf walks through the woods with a dead bunny in his sack. And there are lots of bones and dead wolves around the little girl's home. But the illustrations make it seem more otherworldly than sad and depressing. It also seemed to end abruptly, I was expecting another page or two. I don't think I would read this to anyone under the age of five, I do think older kids will appreciate it more than the younger kids.

A dark and chilling retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. The artwork was drop-dead gorgeous and the story itself was amazing. I don't want to spoil it so I'll just say that there's more to this story than you first think. All in all I loved this book! 5 stars

Oh this was such a beautiful read. Short, punchy, with a fascinating plot twist. The art is unbelievably beautiful and used so well to underscore the story. I loved the twist on the classic fairy tale and the twist on the story itself. While not outright scary, some of the pages made me recoil in shock.
Few pages in, I knew I will be getting this book for my friend for christmas, as this is exactly in her lane.

This is so heartwarming to read yet so creepy at the end of revelation. I love how the reference for The Little Red Riding Hood was featured here though in a different way. The wolves are being hunted by humans but there is another story of it.
I think this relay some message and thinking of it, I get the point. Not all I guess think the way this book got me. Anyway, I love the entire short ride this book gives me. The illustrations are so beautiful and artistic. The dynamics between text and illustrations are simple and great.