Portuguese / Brazil
Chapeuzinho vermelho
(Little Red Riding Hood)
Rosinha
(adapt./illus.)
São Paulo: Callis, 2015. – [48] p.
(Series: Conto imagem)
ISBN 978-85-8445-007-7
Fairy tale | Wolf
Reading age: 5+
White Ravens issue: 2016
The illustrations and texts unfold separately in this series, which at this time contains three fairy tales. The pictures come first; the text follows at the end of the book. Rosinha uses the Brothers Grimm version of “Little Red Riding Hood” as the basis for her interpretation, adding a further twist at the end by introducing a second wolf. The text is not necessarily needed, though, since the big, mostly double-spread illustrations speak for themselves. They can be “read” alone or can serve as inspiration to tell the story from memory or even to make up a new story. The pictures use a palette of black, white, and red tones as well as opal green; their abstractness, dramatic perspective and movement are captivating. Many scenes are shown only in sections, and some details are zoomed in on. The wolf in particular is portrayed ravishingly: he slips through the woods as a threatening black shadow, ensnares Little Red Riding Hood and greedily gapes open his giant mouth full of sharply pointed teeth.