If you enjoyed this and you're looking for some more fairy tales, why not try My Favourite Fairy Tales by Tony Ross? You might also enjoy The Adventures of Harry Stevenson from Ali Pye. It’s obviously already made its way on to my son’s ‘Must Read’ shelf, no doubt to be repeated, often! I had a great time reading it, and it’s kept us entertained for a few nights now. Overall, I thought this was a particularly strong book for sharing. I particularly like the fact the girl is wearing red, it feels like a particularly nice little nod to Little Red Riding Hood. The illustrations have a very modern feel to them, which drag you right into the story head first, a good mix between humour and showing off the terror of the woods. It’s a really nice new take on an old genre of story, something which I always have enjoyed, and this is no exception. Even better than this is the twist at the end, which I won’t give away here because I think you should find out about it for yourselves. The character of the Big Bad Wolf is incredibly entertaining, I always enjoy and crafty and cunning character in a book, and he works wonderfully. We laughed, growled and howled along with the Big Bad Wolf all the way through. With each page that we turned, my son loved this book more and more. This set up means that children can guess which characters the sweet little girl will meet next, which works well when reading with kids just starting to read, because it helps them start to put stories together.
I love the way the first two pages set you up instantly in the middle of the woods amongst the trolls and witches, also how well it sets up the rest of the story. The Deep Dark Wood taps into that format brilliantly, taking ideas and myths already deeply ingrained into our culture and creating a really fun story for children (and adults) to engage with. They open up a world of possible adventures, wonder and mystery. Forests, monsters, Little Red Riding Hood. A thoroughly entertaining read for all the family, which my son has already demanded be read roughly 500 times!Ĭhildren love a fairytale. But a Deep Dark Wood is no place for a sweet little girl will she make it there in one piece? Not if the Big Bad Wolf has anything to do with it. Expectations can easily lead one astray, as the wolf, rather than Red Riding Hood, discovers.Summary: Take a trip through the Deep Dark Wood with the sweet little girl who is just trying to get to her best friend's house. The contrasts, and the changes to the story add a layer of amusement that the original can lack.
Character designs match intentions the innocent little girl and her kind monster friend are rounded, while the wolf is all pointy. The little girl's red dress always pops-up from this backdrop. Sinister blues, and blacks are tempered by the more magical greens, and blues that become fully realized by the end. Something is off though, what little girl lives in a cave? Why would anyone walk through such a deep dark wood by themself? Well, it helps if you have a friend who is scarier than all the rest, and off goes the wolf with his tail between his legs.
The wolf chases away witches, goblins, and other denizens of the night with "growls and howls", and as promised delivers the girl to her friend. A sweet little girl is on her way to her friends house, skipping down a dangerous road when she encounters a wolf who offers to escort her, "I can't wait to eat.I mean meet her" he says at one point. In the deep dark wood lurks a big bad wolf, but unfortunately for him, scarier things hide in the forest.
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