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Petite Rouge
a Cajun Red Riding Hood
By Artell, Mike & Harris, Jim
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80372-514-0
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2001
Gr 1-3 A wonderful, sly, and humorous story told in rhyme and illustrated with verve. Artell avoids the temptation to throw in too many unfamiliar words, and places the handful of definitions for the Cajun terms he does use in a glossary at the beginning. The amusing verse scans well; the watercolor-and-pencil illustrations teem with details of Cajun life and add immeasurably to the fun. Petite Rouge is a goose in this version, with a perky cat, TeJean, for a compa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
