The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma
Diane Fox, illustrations by Christyan Fox
Scholastic Press
Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book
Themes: Anthropomorphism, Canids, Fairy Tales, Felines, Heroes, Twists
***+
Description
As Cat tries to read the story of "Little Red Riding Hood", Dog insists it must be a superhero tale.
Review
This book offers some fun tweaks on the fairy tale. Cat struggles to get through the story while Dog interrupts with questions about Red's "super powers" and nitpicks on the Wolf's villainous scheme. While somewhat amusing, I felt it could've done a little more with the gimmick, and excessive white space on the pages made the tale feel thinner than it was. Not a bad read, though.