Reveals the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophical underpinnings of the folktale, tracing its history from the court of Louis XIV to its applications in modern marketing, and showing how it has served as a measure of social and sexual mores for women. 25,000 first printing.

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"Alan Dundes of the University of California, Berkeley, continues his exploration of well-loved fairy tales with this casebook on one of the best-known of them all: Little Red Riding Hood. The twelve essays are by international scholars representing an impressive cross section of theoretical approaches."--Page 4 of cover.

Build confidence and engagement with this Rebus favourite fairy tale; through seeing and saying the picture words, children develop essential early pre-reading skills, and begin to understand and enjoy the reading process.

When Little Red arrives at Grandma's house, Grandma doesn't look like herself at all. She has big ears, hairy arms, and those teeth! What has happened to Grandma? Features pop-up pages, flaps to lift, and cut-outs throughout!

A retelling of the traditional tale of a little girl who meets a wolf in the forest on the way to visit her grandmother.