Lon Po Po

Not for the faint hearted, Lon Po Po Grandmother Wolf , is a tale of a menacing danger and courage Young s command of page composition and his sensitive use of color give the book a visual force that matches the strength of the story and stands as one of the illustrator s best efforts Booklist Absolutely splendid Kirkuse Reviews An extraordinary and powerful book Publisher s Weekly Free Download Lon Po Po Author Ed Young For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr the origins of the little red riding hood story are unclear, but they can be traced to well before the 17th century perrault interpretation most familiar to western readers earlier versions of the tale have turned up in other parts of europe, in africa, asia, and the middle east in some of the stories, the children are eaten, in some they escape, in some they are eaten and still escape, sometimes the antagonist is a tiger, a fox, a hyenathis ...This is the Chinese version of Red Riding Hood and it is quite wonderful We get three children in danger of the wolf and they handle it by using their brains so it s a muchintelligent spin than we often get in European versions of fairy tales Plus, this book has some very nice artwork c...Lon Po Po is a Caldecott Medal winning book by Ed Young that is a remake of Brothers Grimm s classic Red Riding Hood, only this time, there are three sisters who outwit a cunning wolf in this tale Lon Po Po may be a bit too scary for smaller children because of the images, but older children will easily love... Lon Po Po is another book I wanted to check out because it made the Top 20 Most Beautiful Children s Books list I love the creepy wolf on the cover I think Ed Young loves wolves too because he puts a dedication at the beginning of the book To all the wolves of the worldfor lending their good nameas a tangible symbol for our darknessThis is an old Chinese folk tale called Granny Wolf The illustration is excellent, and I loved the old world feeling the book had Lon Po Po may be bit too creepy Lon Po Po is another book I wanted to check out because it made the Top 20 Most Beautiful Children s Books list I love the creepy wolf on the cover I think Ed Young loves wolves too because he puts a dedication at the beginning of the book To all the wolves of the worldfor lending their good nameas a tangible symbol for...I very much enjoyed both narrative and accompanying illustrations of this Red Riding Hood type of tale from China, how the three sisters are able to outsmart and later kill the big bad wolf by subterfuge, and by specifically focusing and playing on the latter s greediness and gluttony Author illustrator Ed Young s water colours and pastels evocatively and expressively provide a perfect physical and atmospheric mirror of and to the text, with just enough creepiness to mildly frighten although I very much enjoyed both narrative and accompanying illustrations of this Red Riding Hood type of tale from China, how the three sisters are able to outsmart and later kill the big bad wolf by subterfuge, and by specifically focusing and playing on the latter s greediness and gluttony Author illustrator Ed Young s water colours and pastels evocatively and expressively provide a perfect physical and atmospheric mirror of and to the text, with just enough creepiness to mildly frighten although very sensitive children might well have a possibly stronger reaction All that bei...I particularly like the dedication page, in which Young creates an image that is both man and wolf, and is written To all the wolves of the worldfor lending their good nameas a tangible symbolfor our darkness.An interesting cautionary tale in the style of Little Red from China Unlike the western version, this one has a different ending where the children outwit the wolf The illustrations accompanying the text are wonderful, and match the text well.Another book I read to my daughter when she was little Liked it and remember the artwork being perfect for the mood and retelling of this children s classic No rating due to this being read so long ago.This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here The most wonderful book that a child, and also any other individual could read The ending was exquisite and I do like wolves My father always read fairy tales to me and it ce...The story is a traditional Chinese tale, somewhat akin to Red Riding Hood The children remain at home, however, while their mother leaves to go visit their grandmother The wolf tricks them into opening the door, but they children outsmart the wolf It s a timeless lesson about heeding warnings, and obeying the instructions of your elders But I really like the way these three young girls get the best of the bad wolf They are brave and clever.Young s beautiful illustrations support and enhance The story is a traditional Chinese tale, somewhat akin to Red Riding Hood The children remain at home, however, while their mother leaves to go visit their grandmother The wolf tricks them into opening the door, but they children outsmart the wolf It s a timeless lesson about heeding warnings, and obeying the instructions of your elders Bu...

• English
• 12 October 2017
Ed Young
• Hardcover
• 32 pages
• 0399216197
• Ed Young
• Lon Po Po