Mighty Red Riding Hood

Description

Better not mess with Little Red when he's got on his favorite frilly red riding hood! It makes him feel happier than a pig in mud, more special than a birthday cake, and mighty as a firecracker. Nothing's gonna stop him from being himself...Not even a big ol' bully of a WOLF! With admirable spunk and a heaping helping of southern humor and hospitality, Little Red finds a way to crack the shell of the closed-minded wolf's perception of frills and bows. This refreshingly spirited version of the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood explores the challenge of staying on your path when confronted by strangers who don't want to understand you.

Wallace West, a native of Texas, is a graphic designer and copywriter. This is his debut picture book. He lives in San Antonio, and he invites you to visit him at wallacewest.com.

"With all the amiability of Todd Parr, the loose cartoon drawing style of the fractured fairy tales from Saturday morning's Bullwinkle & Rocky, and the wide-open welcome of Jonathan Van Ness, this story turns Red Riding Hood inside out and reveals a Southern-fried story of keeping things friendly no matter our differences....The language will have children laughing, the lesson is sensible not syrupy, and the ending a pure surprise. A classic in the making, for all fairy-tale shelves, and sure to be a read-aloud favorite."--School Library Journal "A charming, colorful reminder to unabashedly embrace yourself and all your fabulous fancies."--Christie Grimm, Chief Creative Officer of Guest of a Guest "Red's impeccable style and unshakeable confidence are a charming reminder--to kids and adults alike--that we all have the right to express ourselves unapologetically." --Roxanne Fequiere, writer, fashion and lifestyle journalist "The book I wish I had as a kid, and one I'll give to many--in hopes of leading them to self-acceptance and self-love." --Siddhartha V. Shah, Director of Education and Civic Engagement and Curator of South Asian Art of the Peabody Essex Museum "This book is for all the Little Reds who long to be firecrackers. (And for all the big wolves who long to do better."--Victoria J. Coe, author of the Fenway and Hattie series "'Durn' funny...our self-assured, chic protagonist is a joyful model of a 'I'll do me, you do you' attitude. The narrative tone has a sassy irreverence, adding to the story's overall charm."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "West obviously has had great fun telling his fractured fairy tale in a rustic backwoods dialect and matches it with cartoon-style pictures that capture the antic tone of the text perfectly. His genderflipped classic painlessly defies gender norms to empowering effect." --Booklist