Book Review: Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff
Can’t get enough of the new fairy-tale-retelling trend? Don’t miss Liesl Shurtliff’s new dark, humorous stand-alone middle grade novel RED: THE TRUE STORY OF RED RIDING HOOD (on sale April 12, 2016)!
About the book:
Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic.
But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness.
With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman—two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. . . .
About the Author:
Liesl Shurtliff was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the mountains for her playground. Just like Rump, Liesl was shy about her name, growing up. Not only did it rhyme with weasel, she could never find it on any of those personalized key chains in gift shops. But over the years she’s grown to love having an unusual name—and today she wouldn’t change it for the world!
Before she became a writer, Liesl graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in music, dance, and theater. She now lives in Chicago with her husband and three young children, where she still dreams of the mountains. Rump is her first novel.
Our thoughts:
We read tons of middle-grade books in our house as part of our read aloud and this one did not disappoint. Little Red Riding Hood never really won me over in the original fairy tale. She always seemed very…well whiny. In this fun spin-off from Liesl Shurtliff, you see a different side a Red. A strong-willed and fearless Red. This is the Red that we have enjoyed reading about for the past couple of weeks. From the time I opened the book and read the first page, my eight-year old and I couldn’t get enough. During the journey with Red on the quest to save her grandmother, we find beloved characters and places from other fairy tales. The twists and turns throughout the book made it very hard to put down.
WIN,WIN,WIN
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Cinderella
Snow White.
I like Cinderella
Snow White 🙂
probably snow white
I’ve always liked Sleeping Beauty.
I liked Jack and the Bean Stalk.
I would have to say snow white is my favorite