Little Roja Riding Hood - by Susan Middleton Elya (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This sassy retelling of Little Red Riding Hood features accessible Spanish rhymes and fresh illustrations, with hip cultural details throughout. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A smart, snappy, bilingual retelling of Little Red Riding Hood <br><i>Winner of a Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration</i> <p/>While Roja picks flowers on the way to her grandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surprise <i>Abuelita</i>. But Grandma's no fool and Roja's no ordinary <i>chica. </i>They send that hungry <i>lobo </i>packing with a <i>caliente</i> surprise!<p>This spirited retelling of Little Red Riding Hood has accessible Spanish rhymes and fresh illustrations, with hip cultural details throughout.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Elya remains a master at blending Spanish and English to create clever, lively verse, and she and Guevara give the story of Little Red Riding Hood an entertaining and thoroughly modern spin." -<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/>"An inventive spin on a familiar tale, this will stand up to repeated readings and viewings." -<i>Horn Book</i>, starred review <p/>"This book has a flair all its own . . . . Elya's engaging text features plenty snappy rhymes and plenty of contextual clues for Spanish words . . . Guevara's illustrations provide a lot to see." --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"This spirited interpretation of a classic fairy tale successfully mixes magic and reality, as well as Spanish and English words."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>A <i>Horn Book </i>Fanfare Title<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Susan Middleton Elya's (susanelya.com) books have been described as Perfect for bilingual classes stretching their English wings and a charming way to introduce Spanish to English speakers. She lives in Danville, California. <p/>Susan Guevara (susanguevara.com) won the Pura Belpre Award for Illustration for her work in <i>Chato's Kitchen </i>and <i>Chato and the Party Animals</i>. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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