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Little Roja Riding Hood
Richly flavored with Spanish words and Latino cultural details, this retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood” is also full of spirit and good humor. Young Roja is suspicious of the wolf that questions her in the woods on the way to her Abuela’s, but doesn’t notice him stealing off with her red capa and hood when she stops to pick flores for her ailing grandmother. The wolf, meanwhile, arrives at Grandma’s in disguise, but Grandma (working on her laptop while in bed) only pretends to be fooled. Armed with a religious statue, she’s joined by Roja, who arrives in time to swing la canasta of hot soup at the beast. Susan Middleton Elya’s retelling is a masterful—and delightful—rhyming narrative. Susan Guevara’s watercolor, ink and gouache illustrations are the perfect accompaniment, providing not only visual context for Spanish words and greater cultural context for this version of the story, but also full of funny details, including a cast of characters from other traditional folktales, most notable the three blind mice who accompany Roja on her journey. © Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Susan Guevara
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Bilingual Books
Folk and Fairy Tales
Girls and Women
Humor
Problem-Solving
Spanish Language
Diversity subject:
Latine
Publisher:
Putnam
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780399247675
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 398 Elya
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