Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

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The pages teem with digitized colors, textures, and photos, but the overall atmosphere is quiltlike and cozy. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!

It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. When he assumes that Little Red and her Auntie might be easy prey, he hatches a plan to eat them both. Rather than conquering him, she tames him instead (after doing his hair and teeth and changing his clothes), and on the last page she is silhouetted playing skipping with the lion, her father and her poorly aunt (replacing the grandmother). No wolf, but a dastardly Lion with a very clever plan to eat Little Red for main, and her spotty-ill Aunt Rose for pudding, provide the drama in this picture book, with a revised African setting.This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! But despite all the cunning plans by Lion, Little Red outsmarts him and soon has him saying sorry and eating doughnuts instead. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example.

Smith * "Great storytelling braided with lively color and a culturally affirming accent makes this book a real standout. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Prince Trunky is looking for a bride and all the girls in the neighbourhood are invited to his ball - but poor Cinderelephant is stuck at home cooking and cleaning for the Warty Sisters. School library borrowers grappled to take this choice every week, and requested repeated readings and showings of the rib-tickling, spot-itching picture book. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Visually stunning, with lots of clever touches that will make both parents and children smile, this is a warm and fun-filled take on a much-loved story that young readers will find impossible to resist. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion is a cute retelling of an old and popular folktale, with a smart and fearless main character who teaches a lion a thing or two about manners.

Then again, she has to have her wits about her, for it seems he has designs on her as a main course!To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It’s fun, subversive, and inspiring, showing children how to twist a tale, and use imagination to recreate old classics. Alex T Smith has had great fun depicting both Little Red’s jaunt through the jungle to reach her aunt, but also the lion’s descent into grumpiness as his plan fails and Little Red gets carried away doing his hair! Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!

I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you.