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Little Red Riding Hood is a 1997 black and white short film based on the traditional children's fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. Written and directed by David Kaplan, it features Christina Ricci in the title role and Quentin Crisp as the narrator. [1] The short film has influences from "The Story of the Grandmother". [2]
Folllwing a musical work that premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 1 November 1992 based on the poem "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" from the 1982 book Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, [2] it was turned into a television film for the BBC's arts series Omnibus.
Little Red Riding Hood has also been reviewed by Booklist, [4] Horn Book Guide, [4] Library Media Connection magazine, [4] School Library Journal, [4] and School Library Media Activities Monthly. [5] It was a 2008 ALA notable Children's (Young Readers) Book. [6]
Little Red Riding Hood is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. [4] Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales.The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault [5] and the Brothers Grimm.
An adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood was used in the music video for the Mika song "Lollipop", in which the main character, instead of being Little Ted Riding Hood, is called the Lollipop Girl, does not have a red hood and is, at the end the music video, eaten up by the wolf.
Kate Bernheimer's collection How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales is an overt ode to the genre, but, at the same time, a revitalizing force that graces the messiness of girlhood with an ethereal air. "I do think it's something that attracts women who want to turn over and examine the stereotypes and the role of women," Sparks said.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is a postmodern children's book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. [1] Published in 1992 by Viking, it is a collection of twisted, humorous parodies of famous children's stories and fairy tales, such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Gingerbread Man".
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