Little Red Writing
Joan Holub, illustrations by
Melissa Sweet
Chronicle Books
Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book
Themes: Fairy Tales, Twists
***+
Description
The pencil Little Red sets out to write a story for class, bringing a basket of words... but will they help her escape the wicked pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000?
Review
A fun little tale, it starts out as a simple introduction to how to write a story. Red discovers that just walking around is boring, but a jungle of dense descriptions is even worse. I'd hoped it would continue in that vein, but eventually it segues into the expected Red Riding Hood tale - only this Red's not quite as helpless as the original. Several pencil-based puns and word plays liven up the illustrations. While I would've rather it stuck to the original concept, it's a decent enough story, with a few pointers for would-be writers.