Continuing on my theme of all things fairy-tales I pick this book off the shelf at the local library. Little Red loves his read coat and also goes by the name Thomas. Thomas' family run an inn which is renown for its ginger beer and Thomas loves talking the all the travellers who stop by to listen to their tales of robbers and wolves in the forest. One day Little Red steps out on his weekly trip to grandmothers to bring some treats and a weeks supply of ginger beer. However a bad and hungry wolf was watching and scheming........ Can Little Red escape the wolf and safe grandma. And how does the ginger beer save the day?A funny retelling of Little Red Riding Hood and children will have fun pointing out the similarities and differences from the traditional story. This is not the watered down version where grandma hides in the cupboard – she is eaten in one gulp. Children will enjoy the addition of bodily noises such as burps. In my house just the mention of burps and......back door burps ensures uproarious laughter from my 4 year old. (Favourite family joke: Q: What did one burp say to the other burp? A: Let's be stinkers and go out the back door!). The illustrations by David Roberts are almost comic-like and lend themselves to the menacing undertones of the story. 6/10
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