Wicked Wolf Tales

Wicked Wolf Tales

by Laura Cecil (Author), Laura Cecil (Author), Emma Chichester Clark (Illustrator)

Synopsis

This is a beautifully illustrated collection of stories with a wolf theme. The collection includes: - Little Red Riding Hood, the well-known tale of the little girl visiting her grandmother in the woods. When she arrives at Granny's cottage, Red Riding Hood finds that her grandmother looks just a little bit different - What big ears you've got today, Granny! - The Wicked Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, the story of how Wicked Wolf tricks his way into the house of the seven little kids while their mother is away at the market. The smallest goat, Bertie, has a special hiding place, however, and he and his mother find an ingenious way of saving the other little kids - Mr W Wolf is the little-known tale of Daisy, who learns the hard way about not being greedy. She visits Mr W Wolf to borrow his frying pan so her mother can make her some sticky doughnuts, but finds that it's not so easy to fool Mr W Wolf...The stories are vibrantly illustrated, breathing new life into these classic children's tales.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 80
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: National Trust Books
Published: 16 Jan 2003

ISBN 10: 1843650185
ISBN 13: 9781843650188

Media Reviews
Read me a story! is a familiar plea in households everywhere, and children, reassured that all will turn out happily in the end, love to anticipate the menacing growl of the Wicked Wolf and all the other special effects that enhance good storytelling. Laura Cecil's retellings of three classic tales--Little Red Riding Hood, The Wicked Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, and Mr. W. Wolf--are cleverly designed with distinctive type styles to help add realism and expression when they are read aloud, and to guide young children reading for themselves. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark in her signature eye-catching colors, this collection is a perfect bedtime or rainy-day treat.
Author Bio
Laura Cecil is a well-known author and agent living in London. Emma Chichester Clark studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College. She won the Mother Goose Award in 1988 as the best newcomer to children's book illustration. Since then she has become internationally known for her illustrations of books by such well-known authors as Margaret Mahy, Roald Dahl and Anne Fine. Her first book for Pavilion was Thumbelina, a sensitive retelling by Jane Falloon of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. She has just won the Grinzane Junior Award 2000, and is the first-ever winner of this new international children's book award.