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About Little Red Gliding Hood
Review PRAISE FOR LITTLE RED GLIDING HOOD: "The reliably fun concept of odd-couple ice skaters is perfectly meshed into a clever narrative enhanced by candy-colored artwork ripe with inside jokes. This one begs to be read, both over the river and through the woods." —Booklist, Starred "An icy enchanted forest is home to a bevy of fairy tale characters, including Little Red Gliding Hood, an ice skater set on winning a new pair of skates in a skating competition. Lazar packs her story with fairy tale-based jokes....Cummings's cartoons feel as slick as ice, creating a playful backdrop for Lazar's wintry nursery rhyme punning." —Publisher's Weekly "No skating on thin ice here--it's a winner." —Kirkus Reviews "A wonderful winter-themed fractured fairy tale with so many clever details that kids will want to read again and again." —School Library Journal Product Description Little Red Riding Hood straps on ice skates in this fractured fairy tale! A figure-skating enthusiast, Little Red has worn out her skates and must win a pairs competition to earn new ones. But who will be her partner? The Dish is already skating with the Spoon, and Hansel has Gretel. You won’t believe what big eyes, sharp teeth, and furry paws her partner has . . . all the better to spin her with! From School Library Journal K-Gr 3—With a swizzle and a twizzle, Little Red Gliding Hood skates across the title page as she heads down the river of a wintery wonderland. Along the way, she notices a banner for a skating competition with golden skates offered as the prize. Her rundown pair needs to be replaced, but there's a problem—she needs a partner. In this funny fairy tale and nursery rhyme mash-up, characters from their respective stories team up to compete, but what about Red? Turns out the Big Bad Wolf is not so bad, and he needs some new skates, too. Many other tales also make cameos, and it's fun to try and name those that the text does not mention. The text, which strings together revised versions of well-known lines ("All the king's horses and all the king's men put the competition together again"), is the centerpiece. Everything is united by a cartoon style with magical colors—think Candy Land in winter. Even with all the changes, the story still follows the general drift of the original: little girl goes to her grandma's house, wolf appears, and a woodsman tries to save the day. Only one aspect differs significantly…the wolf is on the winning side. VERDICT A wonderful winter-themed fractured fairy tale with so many clever details that kids will want to read again and again.—Rachel Forbes, Oakville Public Library, Ontario, Canada From the Author I love to skate! So to put a classic fairytale favorite like Little Red on ice seemed like the most fun ever! I rewrote and revised this story many times until I worked in as many fairytale and nursery rhyme friends as possible. (My favorite line? "Old MacDonald slipped and fell. E-I-E-I-OUCH!") The result is a witty wintry treat complete with Humpty Dumpty, The Three Pigs, Rapunzel, Jack and Jill and many more! I hope this book warms up your winter reading! I had twizzles of fun writing it. About the Author Street magic performer. Hog-calling champion. Award-winning ice sculptor. These are all things TARA LAZAR has never been (though she was a champion figure skater!). Instead, she writes quirky, humorous picture books featuring magical places that adults never find. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two young daughters. If they had a dog, it would be a small white fluffy thing named Schluffy. TROY CUMMINGS has been writing and illustrating since he was a little kid. Among other things, he's the creator of Giddy-Up, Daddy!, the tale of a man mistaken for a horse, and The Eensy-Weensy Spider Freaks Out! (Big-Time!), another creative spin-off (pun intended) of a favorite kids' rhyme. He lives in Indiana, where he steals jokes from his kids and his cats.
