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전래동화인 Little Red Riding Hood의 이야기를 시대와 배경을 달리해서 내용을 재미있게 비틀은 책입니다.

산림이 아닌 초원지역에 사는 Little Red Riding Hood는 엄마가 만든 맛있는 머핀을 할머니께 가져다 드리려고 자전거를 타고 가다가 늑대를 만납니다. 늑대는 Little Red Riding Hood로 부터 할머니 집에 머핀을 갖고 간다는 것을 알고는 미리 할머니 집으로 달려 갔습니다만, 할머니는 농장에서 트랙터를 몰고 있었지요. 할머니에게 살금살금 다가가다가 늑대는 씩씩하고 힘이 센 할머니에게 멱살을 잡혀서 혼이 납니다.

Little Red Riding Hood가 도착하자 할머니는 늑대를 집으로 데리고 가서 머핀 한 개를 먹입니다. 나중에 할머니가 마을에서 머핀가게를 차렸을 때, 늑대는 주방장으로 일을 하게 되지만, 할머니는 머핀재료의 맛을 내는 비결만은 절대로 가르쳐 주지 않았다는 이야기입니다... 책 말미에는 맛있는 머핀을 만드는 비법 Recipe가 실려 있습니다.






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Edition : Paperback: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0689821913
ISBN-13: 978-0689821912
책 크기: 24.4 cm x 21.7 cm



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Book Description
When Little Red Riding Hood sets off to deliver muffins to her grandmother, you bet that a big bad wolf isn't far behind!
Set on the midwestern prairie, this is a "Little Red Riding Hood" that will captivate youngsters with its feisty heroines and bold humor. Especially to be relished is the way the story line plays against the classic tale's plot, with laugh-provoking lines that show true wit. As the dastardly wolf chuckles, appreciating his own schemes, the text soars, suspense builds and vibrant pictures bring out all of the fun.


Publishers Weekly
These are desperate times for big bad wolves-heroines just don't act dainty and frightened anymore. In this witty version of the classic fairy tale, set among America's amber waves of grain, Grandma drives a tractor and doesn't think much of pesky predators. One day, Little Red Riding Hood-nicknamed for her scarlet sweatshirt-decides to take some wheat berry muffins (made from a secret recipe) to Grandma's prairie home. As she pedals her bike through the fields, she meets the wolf, who learns of her plan. This gives the wolf an idea: ``[I'll] surprise that feeble old granny and steal her recipe.... Soon I'll hold the secret to those delectable muffins.'' Grandma, of course, is having none of it. After striking terror into the wolf's heart she shares a batch of muffins with him, then puts him to work in her kitchen. Ernst's (Ginger Jumps) smooth pastel, ink and pencil illustrations, rendered in dry-grass gold, aqua blue and soft green, suggest the ever-so-slightly rolling terrain of the Midwest; the full-bleed spreads, with rectangular windows for the text, are artfully composed. Best of all, the author includes the secret recipe for wheat berry muffins-they're delicious.


Children's Literature
Ernst, in her "newfangled prairie tale," gives us a real treat. The errand is to bring muffins to Grandma. Little Red Riding Hood delivers them on her bicycle. The wolf wants to eat the muffins, not the grandmother, and he tries to trick the girl by telling her to pick flowers for Grandma. But Grandma turns out to be much more than a sweet little old lady, and she's more than a match for a bullying wolf. The solution, and the recipe, will satisfy everyone.


Children's Literature
Several authors have reinvented some of our favorite fairy tales lately, jazzing them up with modern conventions and inventions, offering the tale from a different perspective, and so on. This one, however, falls short. In this Little Red Riding Hood tale, the setting is the Midwestern prairie, and Red rides a bicycle. During a trip to Grannie's to deliver wholesome wheat berry muffins (recipe included) and cold lemonade, she is accosted by the wolf who sneaks off to Grannie's ahead of Red. Granny is not ill-she's a farmer out plowing, who not only catches this neer-do-gooder, but eventually puts him to work in her muffin shop as the baker. A tale to use with older readers to compare and contrast previous iterations and illustrations.


School Library Journal
The subtitle tells readers that this is not the traditional ``Little Red Riding Hood.'' Here, our heroine wears a hooded red jacket while bike riding. Knowing Grandma ``gets crabby in the heat,'' she decides to take her muffins and lemonade. Along the way, she meets the wolf, who, of course, decides to race Little Red to Grandma's house. Instead of the expected frail, bedridden old woman, he finds a feisty, muffin-baking, tractor-driving grandmother who puts that big bad wolf in his place. Once reformed, he becomes Grandma's baking assistant. (The muffin recipe is included.) Little Red learns her lesson about talking to strangers. Readers will delight in the comical tale and unpredictable plot twists. Ernst's now familiar large colorful line-and-wash paintings featuring cartoon characters are a perfect complement to the playful story. The spirited illustrations and rollicking narrative make this an ideal read-aloud choice.