Retellings of three classic tales, "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Wicked Wolf and the Seven Little Kids," and an Italian story about a little girl who loves doughnuts and her meeting with a wolf, offer distinctive type styles for reading aloud.

ONCE upon a time a nice little girl lived in a country village, and she was the sweetest creature that ever was seen ; her mother loved her with great fondness, and her grandmother doted on her still more. A pretty red-coloured hood had been made for the little girl, which so much became her, that every one called her Little Red Riding-Hood. ...

As Red Riding Hood wends her way through the woods to Grandma's house, several surprises spring out of the pages of this favourite tale.

Tells the story of the little girl who met a wicked wolf while she was walking through the woods on the way to her grandmother's house.