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African culture and flavor infuse this inventive retelling of a favorite fairy tale, and the vibrant lively illustrations bring it to life. The result is a story that combines new and old and spans cultures as successfully as it has spanned the centuries. Full color.
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"A mixture of the traditional and the contemporary in a Ghanaian urban setting."
"Daly's boldly colored illustrations perfectly match this West African incarnation of the classic story."
"The South African writer/illustrator...create[s] an unusual version of the popular rural European cautionary tale set in contemporary urban Ghana."
"Little Red Riding Hood is reinvented for a new audience in this colorful retelling of the classic fairy tale."
"Daly's retelling offers a pleasing blend of familiar and original elements ... beams with sassy good fun." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Little Red Riding Hood is reinvented for a new audience in this colorful retelling of the classic fairy tale." Publishers Weekly
"Daly's boldly colored illustrations perfectly match this West African incarnation of the classic story." School Library Journal
"A mixture of the traditional and the contemporary in a Ghanaian urban setting." Booklist, ALA
"The South African writer/illustrator...create[s] an unusual version of the popular rural European cautionary tale set in contemporary urban Ghana." Kirkus Reviews
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"Daly's boldly colored illustrations perfectly match this West African incarnation of the classic story."
"The South African writer/illustrator...create[s] an unusual version of the popular rural European cautionary tale set in contemporary urban Ghana."
"Little Red Riding Hood is reinvented for a new audience in this colorful retelling of the classic fairy tale."
"Daly's retelling offers a pleasing blend of familiar and original elements ... beams with sassy good fun." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Little Red Riding Hood is reinvented for a new audience in this colorful retelling of the classic fairy tale." Publishers Weekly
"Daly's boldly colored illustrations perfectly match this West African incarnation of the classic story." School Library Journal
"A mixture of the traditional and the contemporary in a Ghanaian urban setting." Booklist, ALA
"The South African writer/illustrator...create[s] an unusual version of the popular rural European cautionary tale set in contemporary urban Ghana." Kirkus Reviews
Niki Daly is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children. He lives in Kleinmond, a small seaside town in Western Cape, South Africa, and often finds inspiration for his stories in African peoples and cultures.
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- ISBN 10 0624044971
- ISBN 13 9780624044970
- BindingPaperback
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