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The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, And Grandma (2014)

by Diane Fox(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0545694817 (ISBN13: 9780545694810)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Scholastic Press

review 1: I am a fan of these kind of interrupted narration type stories, especially when they are funny, which this one is. Cat is trying to tell Dog the Red Riding Hood story, but Dog keeps interrupting with his ideas and questions about how the story should be and what should happen. Cat gets really frustrated. Frankly, the book reminds me of some of the children I've read books to through the years. Some children listen really well and laugh at the right moments, other children have something to say about everything that happens, which is okay to a point, but can get frustrating at times. But at the same time, when children are making comments, it tells me that they are getting into the story and as a teacher librarian that is what I want. But Cat finally reaches the break... moreing point and lets Dog have it (not that I recommend this sort of behavior ;)). While the back and forth between Cat and Dog makes up the majority of the story, the message about just how strange fairy tales can be was enjoyable as well. I also think this book would be great to use when talking to children about how stories can be adapted by changing elements of character, setting, or action. A fun book all the way around.
review 2: Let’s tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood how it really happened without all the glamour, that’s pretty much, what this book is really about. Cat is reading the book and dog keeps interrupting her. Dog wants more details which Cat doesn’t have, like why doesn’t the wolf eat Little Red Riding Hood when he first sees her in the forest and how come Little Red doesn’t notice that her grandmother looks strange when she sees her in her bed before asking her all the questions about her eyes and nose, etc? Dog is really onto something but Cat likes her story and she is annoyed by Dog and his questions so she plows through with her story until the end. Of course, Dog wants to make sure he totally understands the story so he condenses the story and he retells it to Cat. Dog has some final questions and one of his big question is “Are you absolutely sure this is a children’s book? It’s not a very nice story, is it?” Cartoon characters and text that looks as if it is written directly onto the page makes this text reader friendly. It’s a different version of the story and I have to agree with Dog, his questions are ones that I have always wondered about less

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