Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

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Author: Smith, Alex T., Smith, Alex T. Interest age: from c 3 yearsPublished on 7 May 2015 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 32 pages253 x 276 x 4 | 186g A classic fa iry tale with a twist by the bestsellingAlex T. SmithLittle Red sets off to visit her auntie who is poorly.She walks under the giraffes, over the sleepy crocodiles, pastthe enormous elephants and the chattering monkeys.Then a Very Hungry Lion approaches Little Red, wanting to gobbleher up.But despite all the cunning plans by Lion, Little Red outsmartshim and soon has him saying sorry and eating doughnuts instead.A sassy heroine, beautiful artwork, jungle animals, afunny twist on a tale you adore. Once again, Alex T. Smith gets usall eating from his hand.Alex T. Smith was the World Book Day Illustrator 2014.His bestselling picture book, Ella, was on the 2012Greenaway longlistHe has won and been shortlisted for major children's book awardscountless times for many of his booksHis bestselling series of illustrated novels, Claude,is now an animated series on Disney JuniorIn this fairytale retelling, Alex gives Little Red RidingHood a Lion King twistA hilarious delight by a brilliant author-illustrator Show more