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Book

Little Red Riding Hood and the dragon

Call Number

  • JE STORIES COMP (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Publication Information

New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.

Physical Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Audience

Ages 4 to 8. Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Summary

A retelling of the classic story, Little Red lives in a village near the Great Wall, trains in kung fu, and must save her grandmother and village from a mighty dragon. Inclues an author's note discusses how this reimagining is influenced by Chinese mythology, symbolism, traditional medicine, and other elements of Compestine's heritage.

Subjects

Added Authors

Joy Ang