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A little girl is eaten by a wolf who masquerades as her sick grandmother. Recommended by AES Advisory Committee.
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A little girl is eaten by a wolf who masquerades as her sick grandmother. Recommended by AES Advisory Committee.
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When the little girl in the red cap puts her basket over her arm and sets off through the woods to grandmother's house, one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time unfolds. Long out of print, this classic version of the tale will be enjoyed by all who love beautiful books. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Full color.
Author Notes
Jacob W. Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm K. Grimm (1786-1859) pioneered the study of German philosophy, law, mythology and folklore, but they are best known for their collection of fairy tales. These include such popular stories as Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince. Commonly referred to now as Grimm's Fairy Tales, their collection was published as Kinder-und-Hausmarchen (Children's and Household Tales, 1812-15).
The brothers were born thirteen months apart in the German province of Hesse, and were inseparable from childhood. Throughout their lives they showed a marked lack of sibling rivalry. Most of their works were written together, a practice begun in childhood when they shared a desk and sustained throughout their adult lives. Since their lives and work were so collaborative, it is difficult now to differentiate between them, but of course there were differences.-
Jacob, who studied for a time in Paris, was fascinated with variant spellings of older words. He articulated "Grimm's Law," the rules of which are still used today to determine correspondences between the consonants of German and languages in the Indo-European family. Jacob was bolder and more experimental than Wilhelm, and was rumored to be a lively dancer. Throughout his life, Jacob kept rigidly to schedule and could be extremely focused on work that demanded close attention to detail. He never married, but was a loving uncle to Wilhelm's children.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are buried side by side in Berlin.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Jacob W. Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm K. Grimm (1786-1859) pioneered the study of German philosophy, law, mythology and folklore, but they are best known for their collection of fairy tales. These include such popular stories as Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince. Commonly referred to now as Grimm's Fairy Tales, their collection was published as Kinder-und-Hausmarchen (Children's and Household Tales, 1812-15).
The brothers were born thirteen months apart in the German province of Hesse, and were inseparable from childhood. Throughout their lives they showed a marked lack of sibling rivalry. Most of their works were written together, a practice begun in childhood when they shared a desk and sustained throughout their adult lives. Since their lives and work were so collaborative, it is difficult now to differentiate between them, but of course there were differences.-
Jacob, who studied for a time in Paris, was fascinated with variant spellings of older words. He articulated "Grimm's Law," the rules of which are still used today to determine correspondences between the consonants of German and languages in the Indo-European family. Jacob was bolder and more experimental than Wilhelm, and was rumored to be a lively dancer. Throughout his life, Jacob kept rigidly to schedule and could be extremely focused on work that demanded close attention to detail. He never married, but was a loving uncle to Wilhelm's children.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are buried side by side in Berlin.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Jacob W. Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm K. Grimm (1786-1859) pioneered the study of German philosophy, law, mythology and folklore, but they are best known for their collection of fairy tales. These include such popular stories as Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince. Commonly referred to now as Grimm's Fairy Tales, their collection was published as Kinder-und-Hausmarchen (Children's and Household Tales, 1812-15).
The brothers were born thirteen months apart in the German province of Hesse, and were inseparable from childhood. Throughout their lives they showed a marked lack of sibling rivalry. Most of their works were written together, a practice begun in childhood when they shared a desk and sustained throughout their adult lives. Since their lives and work were so collaborative, it is difficult now to differentiate between them, but of course there were differences.-
Jacob, who studied for a time in Paris, was fascinated with variant spellings of older words. He articulated "Grimm's Law," the rules of which are still used today to determine correspondences between the consonants of German and languages in the Indo-European family. Jacob was bolder and more experimental than Wilhelm, and was rumored to be a lively dancer. Throughout his life, Jacob kept rigidly to schedule and could be extremely focused on work that demanded close attention to detail. He never married, but was a loving uncle to Wilhelm's children.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are buried side by side in Berlin.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (7)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 3-This version of one of the most frequently retold and reillustrated folktales is well done in every way, but has nothing to make it stand out among the other 30 plus editions now in print. Bell's translation is close to that of Elizabeth Crawford in the picture book illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger (Morrow, 1983). Except for the fact that the child wears a cap instead of a hood, the story line is fairly close to that of most Little Red Riding Hood retellings. The wolf eats Grandmother and the girl, but a huntsman cuts the animal open and saves them. Laimgruber's illustrations suit the story well and are neither sugary nor excessively frightening. Red Cap is a plain child and the fuzzy wolf has worn teeth and huge yellow eyes. The pictures take readers from the warm, controlled landscape of the girl's home to a climactic double-spread when she meets her fate, back to a cozy setting in which Grandmother and the youngster celebrate the wolf's demise. For surefire appeal, choose James Marshall's intepretation (Dial, 1987) or Trina Schart Hyman's (Holiday, 1982).-Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This long version of 'Little Red Riding Hood' gets bogged down in explanations, such as how the hunter extracts the characters from the wolf's stomach. The watercolors are overwhelmingly packed with squiggly outlines, wrinkles, and patterns. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Once again, Crawford has done a faithful, skillful (if slightly formal) translation--complete to Little Red Cap's concluding self-reproach: ""Never in your life will you wander off the path into the forest when your mother has told you not to."" But once again also, Zwerger provides facile, insubstantial, essentially vacant pictures, lightly washed and suavely colored but devoid of feeling or drama or scenic detail. (Typically, not even the interior of the grandmother's house is rendered.) A bloodless display of illustrator's tricks, inferior in that respect to mass-market versions. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 3-This version of one of the most frequently retold and reillustrated folktales is well done in every way, but has nothing to make it stand out among the other 30 plus editions now in print. Bell's translation is close to that of Elizabeth Crawford in the picture book illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger (Morrow, 1983). Except for the fact that the child wears a cap instead of a hood, the story line is fairly close to that of most Little Red Riding Hood retellings. The wolf eats Grandmother and the girl, but a huntsman cuts the animal open and saves them. Laimgruber's illustrations suit the story well and are neither sugary nor excessively frightening. Red Cap is a plain child and the fuzzy wolf has worn teeth and huge yellow eyes. The pictures take readers from the warm, controlled landscape of the girl's home to a climactic double-spread when she meets her fate, back to a cozy setting in which Grandmother and the youngster celebrate the wolf's demise. For surefire appeal, choose James Marshall's intepretation (Dial, 1987) or Trina Schart Hyman's (Holiday, 1982).-Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This long version of 'Little Red Riding Hood' gets bogged down in explanations, such as how the hunter extracts the characters from the wolf's stomach. The watercolors are overwhelmingly packed with squiggly outlines, wrinkles, and patterns. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Once again, Crawford has done a faithful, skillful (if slightly formal) translation--complete to Little Red Cap's concluding self-reproach: ""Never in your life will you wander off the path into the forest when your mother has told you not to."" But once again also, Zwerger provides facile, insubstantial, essentially vacant pictures, lightly washed and suavely colored but devoid of feeling or drama or scenic detail. (Typically, not even the interior of the grandmother's house is rendered.) A bloodless display of illustrator's tricks, inferior in that respect to mass-market versions. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Horn Book Review
Crawford's translation of the Grimm fairy tale, smoothly paced and with natural-sounding dialogue, adheres closely to the original story -- a cautionary tale if there ever was one. Zwerger's illustrations, watercolor washes in muted earth tones, are expressive, dramatic, and humorous by turns. From HORN BOOK 1995, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.