She started life as a little red scribble and then, there she was - a little red hood, barely recognisable as the legend from the fairy tale. The wolf is still big and bad, but he also happens to be really, really dumb. Little Red Hood questions the wolf's personal hygiene before tricking her predator into his demise: this is one savvy little red scrawl with her head screwed on. Edgy, stylish and very funny, this book retells the famous story in an unexpected way.
'Leray's startling, pared-down scenes show what drama can be achieved with one red crayon, a little black ink and immense French style. Well done Phoenix Yard for introducing a British audience to this. It's totally brilliant.'
- Amanda Craig, The Times
'Someone is always going to come out badly in any version of the classic story of how a little girl in a red hood fares against a big bad wolf. This time, the action never reaches the grandmother so the tension - vividly illustrated in sketchy line drawings - is between the wolf and the fierce but insouciant little girl. The familiar phrases of big ears and big teeth are bandied between the two before the dramatic final showdown. An elegant and sophisticated tease of a book.' - Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian
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About Marjolaine Leray
Marjolaine Leray was born in 1984 in a small village in the Loire-Atlantique. She moved to Paris and studied visual communication at the Duperré School of Art and she now works in Paris as a graphic designer. Sarah Ardizzone has twice won the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation. Her other translations for Phoenix Yard Books include I have the right to be a child, Mr Leon's Paris and Hot Air.
