Little Red Hot
by Eric A Kimmel (Author) Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator)
A hot pepper pie exposes the big bad wolf in this southwestern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Little Red Hot loves chili peppers. She eats them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When her grandmother catches a cold, Little Red makes her a hot pepper pie that will "knock those cold germs right out of her." But before Little Red shares her pie with Grandma, she meets Señor Lobo. The pie comes in very handy when the wily wolf tries to trick her into thinking he's her grandmother.
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Gr 1-3—A Texas twist on a familiar tale. Little Red Hot gets her name from the peppers she's so fond of eating. When she visits her sick grandma, she takes her a red-hot chili pie. Who should she meet as she rides through the woods? Pecos Bill, the Three Tamales, and, of course, Senor Lobo. The wolf beats her to her grandmother's house and disguises himself as the old woman, but one bite of Little Red Hot's pie sends him skyrocketing out of sight. Different art mediums-gouache, acrylic, and colored-pencil drawings-have all been merged via use of the computer and provide a lot of detail and appeal. The red hues help bring out the feeling of heat, while the action in the illustrations gives a sense of movement and flow across the pages. An author's note provides information about peppers and how they get their heat plus how the heat is measured. Kimmel also warns people about eating hot chilies. A fun fractured fairy tale.
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JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
