Fractured Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood

You think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but did you know she rode a bicycle to her grandmother’s house? Or that the big bad wolf was really a big, bad… alligator?! Check out these fractured fairly tales — alternate versions of your favorite folktales — plus one traditional tale, and discover a whole new story!

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  Ninja Red Riding Hood
  Corey Rosen Schwartz

  In this twist on Little Red Riding Hood, a certain wolf trains to be a ninja in order to catch his prey, but he is not the only one mastering a martial art.

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  The James Marshall Fairytale Collection
  Scholastic | Weston Woods

  Five classic fairytales with a twist: Red Riding Hood, James Marshall's Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and The Three Little Pigs.

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  Petite Rogue: A Cajun Red Riding Hood
  Mike Artell

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  Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as told by the wolf
  Trisha Speed Shaskhan

  The Big Bad Wolf, who claims to be a vegetarian, tells his side of the story of Little Red Riding Hood and her granny.

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  Betsy Red Hoodie
  Gail Carson Levine

  In this variation of Little Red Riding Hood, Betsy Red Hoodie goes to visit her grandma with her friend Zimmo the wolf and her flock of sheep, but Zimmo, her mother, and her grandma have a surprise planned.

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  Little Roja Riding Hood
  Susan Midddleton Elya

  A rhyming twist on the classic fairy tale in which a little girl saves her grandmother from a wolf. Includes glossary of Spanish words.

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  Little Red Riding Hood: a newfangled prairie tale
  Lisa Campbell Ernst

  An updated version, set on the prairie, of the familiar story about a little girl, her grandmother, and a not-so-clever wolf.

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  There's A Wolf at the Door
  Zoë B. Alley

  As his plans are spoiled over and over again, the wolf keeps trying to find his dinner, in this retelling of five well-known stories and fables, including Little Red Riding Hood.

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  Yours Truly, Goldilocks
  Alma Flor Ada

  Presents the correspondence of Goldilocks, the three pigs, Baby Bear, Peter Rabbit, and Little Red Riding Hood as they plan to attend a housewarming party for the pigs and avoid the evil wolves in the forest.