Little Red Riding Hood Book

This is the traditional version of Little Red Riding hood, based on the telling of The Brothers Grimm. The wolf is justly punished and dies as a result of his gluttony, yet only following the release of Granny and Little Red by the perceptive hunter.

Bernadette Watts is an English illustrator, vastly published for her folk and fairy tale picture books. This particular text has beautiful pastel drawings in an "impressionistic" style that is whimsical and poetic. The color palette is soft and the settings are colorful. The austere drawings of the wolf's demise create a brief context of sadness when compared to the richness of the other drawings. Whether intentional or not, I think it reflects the depressing version of the Grimms. This is a pleasant version of the very literal Grimm version of the tale, appropriate for readers of all ages.