Look Out He's Behind You! - Tony Bradman

Look out he's behind you! - I recently took this out of the library as my grandchildren were coming to stay for the day and I thought it would be a good book for me to read to them. RRP - £5.99 Publisher - Frances Lincoln Books ISBN - 978-1-84507-734-1 Format - 20page paperback Ages - 4 -8 years The front cover of the book features a young girl in a bright red coat and hat holding a basket with a wolf watching from behind a tree. On the back cover the wolf is more prominent and appears to be saying "sssssh!" as the young girl disappears into the distance. The story is obviously the tale of Red Riding Hood ...  Read the complete review

- Introduction - This book is a simple re-telling of the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood. - The book - The story begins on the front cover, where RRH informs the reader that she is going to see her grandmother and invites us to come along on her trip. The first page introduces the characters: RRH, grandmother, the woodcutter and the big bad wolf who is hiding behind a door that has a flap to open up. The story follows RRH's trip to visit her grandmother. On each page, different animals are warning her by saying: "Look out, he's behind you!" But RRH just can't see him as he is hiding so ...  Read the complete review