num_pages: 32
description: 
  "Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother in a house on the edge of a village..."
Everyone loves the little girl who wears a red-hooded cloak, but no one more than her grandmother.One day, Grandmother gets sick, and Little Red Riding Hood sets out to visit her, carrying a basket of food as a present.In this faithful retelling of the Grimms' version, Trina Schart Hyman magnificently illustrates the child's journey through a forest and her scary encounter along the way with a sly, hungry wolf.
  Trina Schart Hyman
 is a great admirer of the Brothers Grimm, and has wanted to retell and illustrate 
  'Little Red Riding Hood'
 ever since she was a little girl. She has illustrated other Grimms' tales, including 'Snow White' (1974), translated by Paul Heins; 'Sleeping Beauty' (1971); and 'Rapunzel' (1982), retold by Barbara Rogasky.Caldecott Medal Nominee (1984)Age Rating: 2–6+ / Preschool - 3+ / Lexile Score 870
language: English
title: Little Red Riding Hood
titlecomplete: Little Red Riding Hood
characters: Little Red Riding Hood
genres: Banned Books, Childrens, Classics, Folk Tales, Adventure, Picture Books, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Fantasy
ratings_count: 24270
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Caldecott Medal
publisher: Holiday House