Little Roja Riding Hood

(Hardback, Bilingual edition)

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A smart, snappy, bilingual retelling of Little Red Riding Hood Winner of a Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration While Roja picks flowers on the wayto hergrandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surpriseAbuelita. But Grandma's no fool and Roja's no ordinarychica.They send that hungrylobopacking with acalientesurprise!Thisspirited retelling of Little Red Riding Hood has accessible Spanish rhymes and fresh illustrations, with hip cultural details throughout.

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Elya remains a master at blending Spanish and English to create clever, lively verse, and she and Guevara give the story of Little Red Riding Hood an entertaining and thoroughly modern spin. Publishers Weekly, starred review

An inventive spin on a familiar tale, this will stand up to repeated readings and viewings. Horn Book, starred review

This book has a flair all its own . . . . Elyas engaging text features plenty snappy rhymes and plenty of contextual clues for Spanish words . . . Guevaras illustrations provide a lot to see. --School Library Journal

This spirited interpretation of a classic fairy tale successfully mixes magic and reality, as well as Spanish and English words.Kirkus Reviews

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Author Bio

Susan Middleton Elya's (susanelya.com) books have been described as "Perfect for bilingual classes stretching their English wings and a charming way to introduce Spanish to English speakers." She lives in Danville, California. Susan Guevara (susanguevara.com) won the Pura Belpre Award for Illustration for her work in Chato's Kitchen and Chato and the Party Animals. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.