This was a wonderful twist to a well-known story. At first you might think that it's predictable, since basically the roles of the girl and the wolf are reversed, but I can assure you there is so much more in this comic than that, and it adds a wonderful depth to the original fairytale. The art is beautiful and lush, unlike anything I've ever seen in comicbooks.

I really loved the dreamy quality of this story and its illustrations. I found the story quite charming, and loved the bright image of the little red wolf as he danced across the pages. The biggest flaw in this story was the ending- I found it rather abrupt.

I stumbled upon this Netgalley download quite by accident, and I really got excited because I saw it on someone's Top Ten Tuesday list recently and really wanted to read it! Graphic Novels are something I really want more of, especially when they take well known fairy tales and folklore. I LOVE admiring creative art and this looked like a really interesting, slightly darker twist on a well-known, much beloved fairy tale!

I was not disappointed either, this definitely put a whole new spin on the 'Little Red Riding Hood' tale we all know and love. I loved the idea of the wolves as the 'good' and the hunter as 'bad' and how that particular rivalry came about. This was written as a children's book , but it's tone at times felt a little more adult and I really enjoyed the style of the whole thing. Fléchais did a really great job! Also, the illustrations were really impressive and detailed, and they were definitely the best part of the whole book! It's such a short book but it put a big old smile on my face after reading, I want to read more like this and I'll definitely be checking out Fléchais' other work.

The Little Red Wolf, by Amelie Flechais, is an enchantingly dark fairytale retelling that will both frighten and delight readers. Its reimagined text and gorgeous illustrations are both inviting and haunting throughout. Instead of a little girl in a red-hooded cape venturing out into the forest, we meet a little wolf who wears a red-hooded cape. He is sent on an errand by his mother to deliver some juicy young rabbits to his grandmother wolf.

During his long adventure through the forest, the little wolf can't help but be hungry....and soon finds himself with no rabbits for his grandmother wolf. Along comes a beautiful girl who kindly offers to help. Singing a old melody she takes his hand and leads him to her house...but the melody is haunting, and she is not what she seems.

A story that may indeed frighten younger readers, it has a style and sensibility that is uniquely European (quite French, like its author) and, though a contemporary retelling, harkens back to classic Grimms brothers tales. I found it delicious in its darkness and lovely in its light, with its ending a perfect sense of how our stories and songs are interconnected.

The underlying message in The Little Red Wolf is both simple yet profound, that we must let love guide us and not fear. Though the little wolf does at first get a seemingly happy end, the story's final pages are on a sorrowful note - one that may perplex young readers. And yet, it is a fairytale retelling that deserves to be shared for the beauty in its darkness and light, and the powerful message that we must embrace and love our differences.

*Review based on the English language translation. Original text is French.

This is a beautifully illustrated twist on a classic tale. Instead of Little Red Riding Hood, a young wolf boy is taking rabbits to his grandmother. He is told to avoid the human hunter and his daughter. This is a story about blindly fearing the other. There are dark tones, but the feel is overall childish. I would love to see more children's stories turned on their head like this. I highly recommend this book and give it a 5/5.

This graphic novel is such a treasure! The art is so beautiful, sometimes even delightfully morbid. There are many details hidden among the pages, little critters and plants that create an amazing woodland atmosphere. The story is a clever twist on the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood. I enjoyed this book a lot and will gift it to a lot of my friends.

Unfortunately I was unable to download this book, but the cover art was beautiful and the premise sounded fantastic.

The only issue with this book is the question of who it's for. It's beautiful visually, and I think it's a great idea to do an inverse of little red riding hood, where Red is now the wolf and vice versa. However, there is a dark tone to this book that keeps it slightly out of being a children's book. But it's also not complex enough to be for the teen/adult group. That said, I'd still recommend it because the story is quick and goes down easily, the art is beautiful, and the story device clever.

After having spent a while trying to figure out how to put my thoughts about this into words, I have given up. I think what it boils down to is that it is just not for me.

A retelling of a childhood classic, The Little Red Riding Hood, this little book turns that tale on its head and tells the story from the wolf's point of view. A new perspective to an old story, basically. And I liked it. Kind of.

The illustrations, however, are gorgeous. Art rarely makes me "feel" things, but these hit something. And I think that might be what makes this simply not for me.

So a lot of the 2 star/ low rating given to this book is because it is "so dark and twisted to be read to children" or " Who would read this as a bedtime story". And yes, I understand and respect those point of views, but let me tell you something. I would have fell involve with this Graphic Novel if it was gifted to me as kid. I love dark, gritty, twisted stories. Love Tim Burton's Work and Edgar Allan Poe's writing. And I am sure that I am not the only one. Okay? Now let me talk about why I really like The Little Red Wolf!


The title because it implied a theme that is very similar to one of my WIP! Sure, I was a bit disappointed to figure out that my story isn't going to be 100% original, but in the end inspiration is never equivalent to a copycat. So here is to being hit by the same inspiration arrow.


The illustrations. Those were " Dark, twisted, and Gritty in the most beautiful way ever. I would sometimes stay on the page for a few minutes after reading it, just to dwell on the illustration's beauty.

The Twist at the end of the story that brought me back to life after being bit bored with how predictable the storyline was. The twist had me " Like Whoa".

I received an eARC in exchange with an honest review.

First and foremost, the illustrations of this book were absolutely gorgeous. The writer also did a good job of turning expectations on their side. The pacing of the story was excellent and the final lesson/reveal was poignant. All in all, it was a delight to read and look at.

This book is a Little Red Riding Hood retelling.

The art’s really beautiful, every page mesmerized me.

The story is really short and sweet, it’s a perfect bed time read.

The characters are lovely, they’re just like the original story’s.

Honestly, I think that, if you have to take care of small children, you should read them this story. Its moral is wonderful and its drawings really pretty.

Quite confunsed about this.. If you would have to guess based on the graphics, you would say it's a children's book, as it is kind of crude, but also beautiful, intricate, dreamy, and fairytale-like. But I wouldn't read my children such a strange and sinister story, the more so as there is no proper counsel for children, nor a real resolution, the ending being very abrupt.

Illustrations: ★★★★+
Story: ★ ★ ★+ (adult wise), ★ (as a children bedtime story)
Ending: ★

I would say this is meant to be a magical realism, but it's not really my cup of coffee.. I tended to rate it higher because of the illustrations, but trusting the general feeling after reading it, I'll stick with a lower rating.

My initial thought when I began this book was that it was a beautiful Little Red Riding Hood retelling, featuring a young wolf in the titular role instead of the little girl. That sounds lovely and I would've enjoyed it, but fortunately what I got was SO much more. The illustrations are absolutely stunning and combined with the story they create a wonderful, atmospheric read. The story begins like any sweet, simple fairy tale with the moral visible a mile a way but very quickly morphs into a dark and creepy story worthy of The Brother's Grimm. There were a couple of times that I thought I had it figured out and it proved me wrong with every twist and turn. I was enthralled throughout and as soon as I read the last page, I flipped back to the beginning and read it again. I would recommend this to anyone who appreciates the illustration style and likes their juvenile fiction creepy and dark. I will be thinking about this one for awhile.

Well, that was dark and depressing. The young wolf is on his way to his grandmother's house to deliver a freshly slaughtered rabbit and is warned to stay away from a certain area of the forest because that's where the horrible hunter and his daughter live. On the way he gets distracted, hungry and lost. He eats the rabbit intended for his grandmother and then worries about getting into trouble.

Along comes a nice young girl who offers to take him to her place for a replacement rabbit and he naïvely follows, unknowingly walking into a trap. We end up hearing two versions of the same story at the end of the book, both told as songs to the same tune. [spoiler: In one version the wolves killed the hunter's wife. Therefore, wolves are evil and we must kill them all. In the other version the hunter's wife was friends with the wolves and when the hunter couldn't find his wife one night he got worried and searched for her. Seeing her with the wolves he was afraid and shot at the wolves, accidentally killing his wife.]

While some of the illustrations are intricate and gorgeous, others are dark and would most likely give young children nightmares if this was their bedtime story. I know that generally the fairy tales we've known all our lives didn't originate with the Disney version we're used to but that doesn't mean I want to read them to a young child. I can see this book being appreciated by some older children and adults but I personally wouldn't want to buy it.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley (thank you very much to NetGalley, Lion Forge and Diamond Book Distributors for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.

I’d heard of Amélie Fléchais before, since she is a French artist and I had already seen her books in bookshopes but I had never read anything from her yet. Don’t ask me why, because they really all look very good! When I saw on netgalley that this one was available to read I gladly jumped on the occasion.

And wow, this children’s picture book was so so so beautiful! From the cover I knew I would love the art, and I wasn’t wrong. There are a lot of details that catches the eye, the colour are vibrant, soft… I’ll go to the extent to say that even without any text this would have been wonderful!

The story follows a little wolf who has to go through the forest to bring a meal to his grandmother. Of course this is a retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood with the roles reversed. Here, the wolf is the innocent main character, and humans are the monster in the forest. The story quickly takes a dark turn, reflected in the dark tones of the artworks. Like most tales aimed at children, this is slightly scary in a stunning way, but works really well at teaching a lesson.

My only problem is that the ending was a bit abrupt. I felt like there should have been a bit more, I was expecting to follow this cute wolf just a little while longer. Still, it was a nice ending nonetheless, showing that there are always two sides to a story with a great twist.

This is a short and beautiful book, that I would recommend. This is one of those where you wish you could sent a copy to your younger self, so I would definitely buy it for me or for a child. I even went to the library to read it again in French, and be able to look even more at the beautiful artworks.

Such a beautiful book. Not only is it a lovely twist to the little red riding hood story, the artwork is amazing. It's so beautiful - I would be tempted to purchase the book just to hang the art on my walls. I do have to say I was thrilled that the story surprised me. It was just different enough that I couldn't exactly predict what would happen next.
What I love is that there are no real villains in the story. They each have their side of the story. It's so well done that this book just frighten a child just enough to make them nervous but not enough to leave them with a lingering fear. I highly recommend this book. The artwork alone is worth it.

This is a nice little twist on an old story I've heard my whole life. I always enjoy read re-tellings and this one was a simple change of switching the characters roles around and the story still has the same lessons. I liked how the girl and the wolfs dad had their own vision of an event.


The art is wonderful, it brings the words to life. The colors of the story set a theme of the book, a little spooky. Over all this was a good read. I feel that this could be a fun read for children, better read while it's in Fall.

This is an honest review - book gave to me by - NetGalley

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!
This wonderful twist on the iconic classic was just perfect.
Little Red Riding Wolf embarks on a journey through the forest to his grandmother's house but it told to watch out for the hunter and his daughter.
Illustrations were beautiful and literally sucked you into the page.
Everyone knows how this story goes and the little twist at the end was poignant and perfect.
I will be recommending this to all children 5 and under.
Great storytime book for libraries.