Likewise an intriguing artist as well as a masterful storyteller, Mary Raynor has created a modern day twist on Little Red Riding Hood in several of her stories. With the appearance of the clever Mrs. Wolf, children soon surmise her wicked intentions. The Ice Cream Lady is as memorable as it is exciting. You will never hear the music of an ice cream truck in the same way again. Because Raynor has chosen pigs as her characters, she has created some very interesting possibilities.
Children recognize that wolves do like to eat young pigs.
Furthermore, children should mistrust strange characters. With their atrocious manners at times, the little piglets certainly do behave as little piglets. Not wanting to be compared to a little piglet, your own children may decide to improve their own manners. Besides the suspense and drama of an occasional wolf, Raynor does treat some of the more typical problems of a large family. Children do get into mischief, intentional and otherwise.