Posted By: Kristina Painter
Posted On: November 13, 2018
This beautifully illustrated and written book is about 3 young girls who are left by them selves while their mother goes to their grandmother's house. While gone, a wolf who pretends to be their Granny Wolf, comes and tries to trick the girls. The wisest of the girls is Shang who figures out the wolf's intentions and comes up with a plan of her own. She convinces the wolf to climb a tree that has the best ginko nuts that the wolf just can't resist. After the girls hoist him up with a rope, they let go and the wolf dies. By the time the mother returns the girls are safe.
This story made a connection with me because when I read it to my students, I realized that they could compare and contrast the American version of Little Red Riding Hood to Lon PoPo. Showing the differences and similarities will help the students understand how different authors add some of their culture into their writing. Even though the stories have different names, settings, characters, and ways to solve the problem the stories have a very similar plot. I would recommend this book to children from ages 6-9.