Carmine: A Little More Red

This book had the same based as the known story of Little Red Riding Hood but the twist was wonderful. The author used some great descriptive words and made some possible unknown words standout to look the up. There as a focus word on every page. I made you want to read to page to see how it was used. The slight difference in the plot was a great touch and fit the word selection.

I'm not even to the part where she meets the wolf, and I'm exasperated by three things already. Carmine rides a bike without a helmet. She's advised not to dawdle or stray, but does so with abandon. And the mockingbird who imitates wolf noises is seen as an omen," that is to say, something mysterious and symbolic, rather than logical and natural. And this in a book that purports to teach vocabulary, "omen" being one of the vocabulary words.

And I hope the 'twist' of the tale redeems the wolf. So far we have "Most wolves practice the fine art of lurking."
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Well, done. And the word choices were awkward because, as it turns out, this is an alphabet book. And there is a good ending. Kids will love show more this book. Maybe they (themselves, or in a team with their class) can use the format of the book to tell/write their own alphabet story. So that would be a Good Thing.

Overall, though, I was not charmed. Sorry." show less

Carmine is a twist on Little Red Riding Hood. I liked the book because it provided the reader with some pretty decent vocabulary words on each page from A-Z. Little kids love learning big words, so I really enjoyed that aspect. I also loved the illustrations, or I should say the fact that they had a lot of pictures on each page. I like when a book gives us word bubbles, or more things to read besides the text. My eyes kept wandering through all parts of the illustrations, so it definitely made me notice everything. It's a cute story for entertainment purposes.

Carmine is an adaptation of the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood". Many students will possibly already know the tale and be able to guess the outline of the story. It's fun for them because the ending is a twist from the usual tale and is a happier ending for all. The main teaching aspect from this book that the author purposely did was draw the focus on certain words on each page or in each section. On each page before the sentences begin there is a single word that is drawn bigger and more colorful than the others. This is the word the author chose to have the reader focus on to learn a new word and how it's used in a sentence. Student's then must use their context clues to figure out the meaning of this word. Some examples are, " show more knoll, lurking, dilly-dally, beware, surreal, and yodel." I like that the author chose a commonly known story to play with words and gives a teacher the opportunity to stop and asks questions about words to make her students active listeners.

Also, at the end of the story is Granny's alphabet soup recipe which her and Carmine always eat together. For a younger classroom setting such as Pre-k or K if there is a kitchen center the students could be given a grocery list and shop to make the vegetable soup. show less

This is a spin on Little Red Riding Hood with a more humorous spin. This book has great illustrations and play on words that is good for students who are just learning to read, but is also relatable because most young children have heard the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

I love this book! Firstly, I think it's cute and likable because it is a spin off of "Little Red Riding Hood." Carmine is the main character who sets off with her dog to visit there grandma. She is warned not to "dilly-dally" but she does anyway. The wolf manages to get into Grandma's house but everything turns out fine and Carmine gets to visit with her grandma. My favorite part of this book is the vocabulary in it. I remember loving to learn new words as a kid so I would definitely use this book as a vocabulary lesson. Before I read the books to my students I would ask them to write down what they think each of the vocabulary words mean. As we read the book I would go into more detail and have students help out in the discussion of show more the words. After reading I would have students write down what their understanding of each word is. I think this would boost reading comprehension and help keep the students focused on the lesson. show less

A retelling of little red riding hood except with a modern day twist. Carmine rides a bike through the forest. It is a cute telling.