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A Red-Riding Hood Story From China (original 1989; edition 1990)

by E. Young

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Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
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Title:A Red-Riding Hood Story From China
Authors:E. Young
Info:Scholastic Inc (1990), Paperback
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (1989)

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Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-4
Awards: 1990 Caldecott Medal
  lazwilliams | Dec 5, 2023 |
This book is a play on the original Little Red Riding Hood but with Chinese culture. The grandma leaves and instructs her granddaughters not to open the door for anyone. A wolf comes and pretends to be their grandma, but is soon killed by the three girls.
  haileycinq | Sep 14, 2023 |
Interesting panels provide striking, vibrant illustrations that add suspense and urgency to this dramatic Chinese version of the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood. When a mother leaves her three children at home, to visit their grandmother, she instructs them to be sure to latch the door. It isn't long before the wolf arrives and tricks the children into believing that he is their Po Po, grandmother. The children must think quickly in order to escape the masquerading wolf. School Library Journal says, "A gripping variation of Red Riding Hood. This is an outstanding achievement that will be poured over again and again."
  DeborahMc | Jul 27, 2023 |
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Folklore
Picture books for children
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Suspenseful
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Cleverness
Deception
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Resourcefulness
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Wolves
  kmgerbig | Apr 28, 2023 |
I liked how this is a story we all know about Little Red Riding Hood but told in a chinese retelling
  Erindignam03 | Dec 13, 2022 |
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Young, Edprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moore, ChristinaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Paterson, Katherinesecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wong, BDNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Yashima, Tarosecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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To all the wolves of the world for lending their good name as a tangible symbol of our darkness.
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"Once, long ago, there was a woman who lived alone in the country with her three children, Shang, Tao, and Paotze."
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"Shang touched grandmother's sharp claws. 'Po Po, Po Po, your hand has thorns on it.'"
At once, Shang lit the light and the wolf blew it out again, but Shang had seen the wolf's hairy face.
The wolf had only on thought in his mind: to taste a ginko nut.
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Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

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In this Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood, three young children out-smart an old wolf, Lon Po Po.  The sisters team up and lure the wolf to her death by her own greed.  This book would be great to use with teaching about cultural diversity.
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