First, it is very cute. The illustrations are adorable. I also love this book because the little girl is smart and not duped by the lion in the way Little Red Riding Hood is by the Wolf in the traditional story. I also love that this little girl is not white. It has been a personal mission of mine to find more children's literature that features kids of color and this one is that without insulting caricatures depicting stereotypes.
As a book for music class, as Little Red is traveling to her Auntie's house, there are lines that go up and down that work great for showing melodic directions. I have my students use their voices to follow the lines . Little Red also works for loud/quiet if your voice matches the size of the font. There is a great page where the lion yells very loud and my students think me yelling this loud is hilarious. If you are like me, you might also read this book with voices for the characters to show small is high, big is low.
Get it, read it, share it with your class.
This is a great book.
I got my copy at the book fair but here is a link to Amazon
As a book for music class, as Little Red is traveling to her Auntie's house, there are lines that go up and down that work great for showing melodic directions. I have my students use their voices to follow the lines . Little Red also works for loud/quiet if your voice matches the size of the font. There is a great page where the lion yells very loud and my students think me yelling this loud is hilarious. If you are like me, you might also read this book with voices for the characters to show small is high, big is low.
Get it, read it, share it with your class.
This is a great book.
I got my copy at the book fair but here is a link to Amazon
