Lon Po Po : A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Hardcover)

from ahernandez91

Chinese version of the little red riding hood. Great book to use for a comprehension strategy (questioning) lesson. The pictures are quite dull, boring, and scary. They aren't good pictures to keep a child's attention for long and are to dark and mysterious for a young child.

from elizabethholloway

In Lon Po Po, a mother leaves her three daughters to go visit Grandma. She tells them to lock the door and not to let in anyone. The Wolf, though, sees the mother leave, and disguises himself as Grandma. He fools the younger two daughters into letting him in and blows out the candle so no one can...

from brandonachey

As the Caldecott medal suggests, this book is full of superb, well laid-out illustrations which are amazing in their own right. But, this book is also a great example of a classic story, in our culture, that has its own roots and interpretation in another culture. This Chinese rendition of the cl...

from krystalramirez

Summary: Lon Po Po is a different take on the "Little Red Riding Hood" story. A mother leaves her children home alone to go see their grandmother for her birthday. A wolf lives nearby and sees the mother leave, he waits until night time and goes to the house and pretends to be their grandmother. ...

from esterlin

4starP Ages 4 to 8 Artistic Media: watercolors, pastels Artistic Style: impressionism Caldecott book. Three children left alone by their mother must defeat a wolf who passes off as their grandmother. No source note, but author is originally from China and apparently heard the story growing up. Ar...