- Author: Jackie Morris
- Illustrator: Catherine Hyde
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books (1 Aug 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847803717
- ISBN-13: 978-1847803719
In Little Evie In The Dark Wood, she excels herself with a simple story that takes Little Red RidingHood as its starting point but moves in an unexpected and beguiling direction. Little Evie, dressed in a red coat, skips over the stile at the end of the path and enters the unchartered territory of the wild wood. She has with her a picnic basket. The animals in the wood all sound a warning, but who is Evie likely to run into and what will happen when she does?
The beautiful text is a perfect foil for Catherine Hyde's illustrations, broad canvasses full of earthy tones that hum with life and colour. A perfect little treat of a book. Read it at bedtime or take with you on a picnic and share in the great outdoors.
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6 comments:
It's such a beautiful book, isn't it? and I love the twist to the tale of Red Riding Hood.
It's awesome, Maryom. Such a great twist on the folk tale.
I am going to write a review of it soon on my website..it's gorgeous, isn't it? Words and pictures in perfect harmony!
It's a treat, Adele, and one I can see working in schools really well.
Even the title sounds delicious - in a suspenseful, tickling sort of way. And those illustrations!
I've just read this to my children. What a stunning, touching, deep, beautifully illustrated book. Love it!
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