Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa by Niki Daly
	List Price:   $16.00 Unit Price:   $12.80 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0618723455 ISBN-13:   9780618723454 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Clarion Books Category:   Folklore/Fairy Tales Pub. Date:   April 2007 Pages:   29 Format:   Hardcover; Reinforced binding Ages:   5 to 8 Grades:   0 to 3
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
In this version of 'Little Red Riding Hood,' set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers. When Granny asks Pretty Salma to go to the market one day, she warns her not to talk to strangers. But cunning Mr. Dog tricks Salma, and before she knows it, he's wearing her stripy ntama, her pretty white beads, and her yellow sandals. And he's on his way to Granny's house! African culture and flavor infuse this inventive retelling of a favorite fairy tale, and the vibrant lively illustrations bring it to life. The result is a story that combines new and old and spans cultures as successfully as it has spanned the centuries. An internationally renowned children's book creator retells this popular fairy tale with African flair. 'A mixture of the traditional and the contemporary in a Ghanaian urban setting.' 'Daly's boldly colored illustrations perfectly match this West African incarnation of the classic story.' 'The South African writer/illustrator...create[s] an unusual version of the popular rural European cautionary tale set in contemporary urban Ghana.' 'Little Red Riding Hood is reinvented for a new audience in this colorful retelling of the classic fairy tale.' African culture and flavor infuse this inventive retelling of a favorite fairy tale, and the vibrant lively illustrations bring it to life. The result is a story that combines new and old and spans cultures as successfully as it has spanned the centuries. Full color.