The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma Hardcover – Picture Book, August 26, 2014

I am a fan of these kind of interrupted narration type stories, especially when they are funny, which this one is. Cat is trying to tell Dog the Red Riding Hood story, but Dog keeps interrupting with his ideas and questions about how the story should be and what should happen. Cat gets really frustrated. Frankly, the book reminds me of some of the children I've read books to through the years. Some children listen really well and laugh at the right moments, other children have something to say about everything that happens, which is okay to a point, but can get frustrating at times. But at the same time, when children are making comments, it tells me that they are getting into the story and as a teacher librarian that is what I want. But Cat finally reaches the breaking point and lets Dog have it (not that I recommend this sort of behavior ;)). While the back and forth between Cat and Dog makes up the majority of the story, the message about just how strange fairy tales can be was enjoyable as well. I also think this book would be great to use when talking to children about how stories can be adapted by changing elements of character, setting, or action. A fun book all the way around.

Funniest children’s book ever! A great twist on Little Red Riding Hood, and a great tool for compare/contrast

The grandkids and I LOVE this book. It is a fun play on Little Red Riding Hood. One of us takes the part of the cat and the other the part of the dog and we have fun using expression in their bantering. This book equals lots of smiles!

Dk

Outstanding! Extremely fun to read aloud. A big hit with students every time I read it to a group.

3 and 4 year old boys love this silly story!

My grandchildren love this book and I love reading it to them. If you read it immediately after a Golden Book copy of Little Red Riding Hood, the humor is even more fun.

This is such a fun book. It's a great resource to teach questioning while reading.

Bought this for our grandson who absolutely loves it, real laugh out loud story. great drawings. Must have for a child's book collection. Wonderful.

A great book for family story time.funny and the story is so true.

Such a fun book to read with the kids

Laugh out loud funny - me & my 5yr old love reading this book!We borrowed this book from the library & loved it so much we had to buy one! Such a clever, funny twist on the original tale

Fantastic, inventive and funny re-telling of Red Riding Hood. Highly recommended.