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make predictions about the book.

2. Take a picture walk.

Talk about the pictures in the book. Implant the
vocabulary as you take the picture walk.
Have children find one or two words they know
as they do a picture walk.
3. Have students read the 1st page of text with you.

4. Have students read the remaining text aloud.

5. Strategy Talk – use to assist students while reading.

• Get your mouth ready
• Look at the picture
• Think…does it make sense
• Think…does it look right
• Think…does it sound right
• Chunk it – by looking for a part you know
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7. Complete the activities at the end of the book.

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Words to Know Before You Read

bandit
followed
gingerbread
grandmother
ground
news
stealing
trails
Yellowstone
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Illustrated by Ed Myer
Art Direction and Page Layout by Renee Brady

Library of Congress PCN Data

Little Red Riding Hood / Richelle Richards Selleck

ISBN 978-1-61810-191-4 (hard cover) (alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-61810-324-6 (soft cover)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012936791

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By Richelle Richards Selleck
Illustrated by Ed Myer
“This is Mr. Pig with a special news report.
Hansel and Gretel were licking frosting off the
gingerbread house when the sugar canes were stripped
from their window frames. Here’s the homeowner,
Miss Witch.”

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“Nibble, nibble, that was no mouse. It took the sugar
canes off my house. I can’t see well. My vision’s blurry.
I know it’s red and left in a hurry.”

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“Mr. Pig, again, reporting with a weather report.
A tornado touched down in the magic bean
garden. Here are the owners, Jack and the
Giant, with more information.”

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“Fe-fi-fo-fumble, the ground began
to shake and rumble. The tornado
went to and fro, taking every bean
in every row. Like a bandit, it fled.
All we saw was the color red.”

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“Someone’s stealing food,” said Mr. Pig. “But who? Let’s
go to Snow White’s castle and ask the magic mirror.”

They all followed Mr. Pig to Snow White’s castle.

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is stealing from us all?”

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“She skips on trails in the woods and
wears a red cape with a hood.”

Everyone began to fuss, “Why would

Little Red steal from us?”

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“To grandmother’s house,” they said with a cry.
“We’ll find her there and then ask why.”

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When they reached grandmother’s house,
Mr. Pig opened the door and gasped.

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“Little Red, why are you feeding wolf pups?
They’re big, bad wolves when they grow up!”

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“Their mother isn’t here to care for her pups. If
we don’t do it, they won’t grow up. Don’t you see?
Wolves are not our enemies. We need them in
our stories.”

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“What shall we do?” everyone began to demand.
“We need big, bad wolves in Fairy Tale Land but this is
much too close to our homes and land.”

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“We know the perfect place,” said Hansel and Gretel.
“It has acres and acres of space where wolves won’t
be hunted down or chased.”

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“This is Papa Bear reporting from Yellowstone
National Park.”

“Wolf pups have been spotted. No one knows

where they came from but these animals are safe
at Yellowstone.”

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 After Reading Activities
You and the Story...
Mr. Pig reported a problem that was occurring in Fairy Tale Land.
What was the problem?

What did the characters in the story learn from Little Red Riding
Hood?

How did the characters solve the problem?

Words You Know Now...

Write three words from the list below on a piece of paper. Write a
word that rhymes with each of the words. Now write a sentence
including the original word and the rhyming word.

bandit news
followed stealing
gingerbread trails
grandmother Yellowstone
ground

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You Could...Draw a Story Map for Little Red
Riding Hood

• Write a story map that shows what happened.

• Next, retell the story using your story map.

• Last, tell how you would keep wolves safe for future fairy tales.

Did You Know...

In 1995, fourteen gray wolves were introduced into Yellowstone

National Park. To find out more about the wolves go to...

www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/wolves.htm

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 About the Author
Richelle Richards Selleck lives in
Billings, Montana with her husband
and daughter. She loves to read and
write, and has the best job ever! Mrs.
Selleck teaches kindergarten.

Ask The Author!

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About the Illustrator

Ed Myer is a Manchester-born
illustrator now living in London. After
growing up in an artistic household,
Ed studied ceramics at university but
always continued drawing pictures. As
well as illustration, Ed likes traveling,
playing computer games and walking
little Ted (his Jack Russell).

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Comprehension & Extension: Sight Words I Used:
• Retell the Story: Five Finger Retell acres
Have students retell the story using their hands. enemies
Thumb: Characters
Index Finger: Setting
hurry
Middle Finger: Problem reached
Ring Finger: Events rumble
Pinky Finger: Solution
stripped
• Text to Self Connection:
Which fairy tale character is your favorite? Why? Words to Know:
• Extension: Draw and Write: Add a New Character (See activity on page 22.)
Think of a fairy tale character not used in the
story. Make a new scene adding that character to
the story. Be sure to incorporate something unique
to that character to the story (like the witch’s house
from Hansel and Gretel or Snow White’s mirror).

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