Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
by:
Alex T. Smith (author)
Yum! The lovely Alex serves up a sweet treat fairy tale. A hungry lion. A little girl. A box of doughnuts…? Gorgeous proof that a perfect picture book can look even more tempting than a sweet shop window. Worried about wolves? Don’t make Little Red laugh. She’s not even scared of hungry lions....
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Yum! The lovely Alex serves up a sweet treat fairy tale. A hungry lion. A little girl. A box of doughnuts…? Gorgeous proof that a perfect picture book can look even more tempting than a sweet shop window. Worried about wolves? Don’t make Little Red laugh. She’s not even scared of hungry lions. After all, why would this furry chap want to gobble her up? She’s sure he’d
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
So-so readaloud. The fairy tale retelling didn't quite "work," and I didn't like how the Lion's comeuppance was a series of gendered insults - doing his mane/hair up in braids, putting him in a pretty dress.
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