Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa Review

Manufacturer: Clarion Books
Author(s): Niki Daly

ISBN: 0618723455 EAN: 9780618723454
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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When Granny asks Pretty Salma to go to the market one day, she warns her not to talk to strangers. But cunning Mr. Dog tricks Salma, and before she knows it, he's wearing her stripy ntama, her pretty white beads, and her yellow sandals. And he's on his way to Granny's house! African culture and flavor infuse this inventive retelling of a favorite fairy tale, and the vibrant lively illustrations bring it to life. The result is a story that combines new and old and spans cultures as successfully as it has spanned the centuries.

User Submitted Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa Reviews

September 11, 2007
Little Red Riding Hood, set in modern-day Ghana
In retelling "Little Red Riding Hood" in a modern, urban African setting, Niki Daly gives an old story a new spin, and makes contemporary African life a little more tangible to non-African readers. As a fairy-tale, though, the story is a bit intense: taking Red out of the distant, mythical woods and placing her instead in the much more tangible, menacing setting of the Accra marketplace, into a big city with a "wild side of town," makes the story's don't-talk-to-strangers message much more scary and real. For that reason, I'd recommend this for older kids, but not preschoolers or kindergarteners... But if you're looking for a multicultural, world-outside offering, this is a good choice. (ReadThatAgain)

April 14, 2007
Disaster is on the horizon until Salma figures out how to thwart trouble
Pretty Salma lives with her grandparents in town and knows the rules about talking to strangers - but when Granny asks her to do the marketing Mr. Dog tricks her into talking to him - and tricks her out of some other things, too. Suddenly he's on his way to Granny's house - in her clothing. Disaster is on the horizon until Salma figures out how to thwart trouble in this fine 'Red Riding Hood' tale from Africa, perfect for picturebook collections seeking multicultural representations of folk stories.

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