Little Red: A Rebel Fairytale

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Printed using rich pantone colours, the graphic illustrations in Little Red offer a uniquely bold, visually arresting interpretation of the classic story by Bethan Woollvin, the winner of The Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2014. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The latest title Bethan has worked on with another author is ‘Meet the Planets’ written by Caryl Hart.

Bethan Woollvin’s defiant interpretations of the traditional tales are perfectly matched by her bold and visually arresting illustrations, painted in Pantone colours.Bethan Woollvin graduated from the Cambridge School of Art with a First Class Degree in Illustration.

What’s more, he’s eaten Grandma, and then disguised himself, badly, with her ‘ glasses and spare nightdress‘. Seeing Bethan herself reading 'Little Red' to a group of enchanted, enthralled and enthused children was amazing in itself. These heroines do not need to wait around for woodcutters and princes, but can makes themselves masters - mistresses, rather - of their own destiny. Two Hoots) It seems that Little Red is not frightened by the wolf that appears on the path to Grandmother’s house. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.A striking new interpretation of the beloved Little Red Riding Hood story - with a dark and witty twist. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with a First Class Degree in Illustration in 2015 and now lives in Sheffield. Lovely book that is wonderfully illustrated and teaches a good moral re girls standing up for themselves. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first.

The perfect gift for fans of darker fairy tales, complete with tree-shaped cover flaps that make this a sumptuous sight to behold. Thoughtfully written by someone who clearly understands how children think and feel and what they look for. Winner of the Macmillan Children’s Book Competition; New York Times ‘Best Illustrated Book’; AOI World Illustration Awards for children’s books; nominated for the Little Rebels Children’s Book Award, and Klaus Flugge Prize. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything.Thereafter, the bold black lined images, the hulking shapes and clever perspectives delight and entertain us. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. A unique interpretation of the classic fairytale, shot through with dark humour and a stunning, bold graphic style.

Retelling the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Bethan’s debut picture book ‘Little Red’ won the Macmillan Children’s Book Competition in 2014, was named a New York Times ‘Best Illustrated Book’ in 2016, won the AOI World Illustration Awards for children’s books in 2017, and was nominated for both the Little Rebels Children’s Book Award, and the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2017. While studying a degree in illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, Bethan learned how to tell stories with pictures, and even penned her first children’s book ‘Little Red’ while at university. But thats where things take a turn for the better, this Little Red Riding Hood has a plan of her very own and the wolf had better watch out!Thereafter, she sees the ‘ badly disguised waiting in Grandma’s bed‘ when she peeps through the window. A witty twist on a favourite fairy tale, Little Red was chosen as one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books 2016. Bethan Woollvin won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2014 for Little Red – her classy, bold interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood . A fantastic twist on the original, wonderfully written, with brilliant, bold illustrations by Bethan Woollvin, this was her first children’s book, created whilst she was still studying at Cambridge School of Art and has gone on to win several awards including the Macmillan Prize for Illustration. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.