Red Riding Hood: Retold in Verse for Boys and Girls to Read Themselves
Schenk De Regniers, Beatrice; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
Language: English
Published by Atheneum/Aladdin, 1977
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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The delightful illustrations of the late, great Edward Gorey bring new life to this classic fairy tale, with his work gracing both the front & back covers & every page of the story! Orig. published in hardcover, this is the FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, first printing, by Aladdin Books. Small, thin softcover (43 pages) in pictorial tan/red/white/black wrappers is downgraded to VG-/G+ (less than very good, better than just Good) due to 2 areas of sticker pull: top outer corner of front cover & lower spine-front cover. Otherwise, just very minor edgewear. Interior is completely clean, binding tight & square, white pages. Former owner's name in pen on first page, else completely unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Title
- Red Riding Hood: Retold in Verse for Boys and Girls to Read Themselves
- Author
- Schenk De Regniers, Beatrice; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Publisher
- Atheneum/Aladdin
- Publication year
- 1977
- Condition
- VG-
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0689704356
- ISBN 13
- 9780689704352
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA)::Illustrated & Picture Books, Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology
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De Regniers's verse, while it does rhyme, is by no means sing-song and is at times even delightfully puzzling. Phrases and exclamations dangle from the beginnings and ends of couplets--at first glance slightly misplaced, but also somehow appropriate and enriching. (All the better to amuse you with, my dear.) The illustrations are, in typical Gorey fashion, simultaneously spare and expressive. Though the drawings are primarily black and white, specific and random items are colored scarlet: the wolf's tongue, the grandmother's slippers, the feather in the woodsman's cap, and of course, the titular riding hood. (All the better to entrance you with, my dear.) Even if your kids know the story of "Red Riding Hood" by heart, this edition, with its unusual verse and priceless illustrations, will win their special and undivided attention. (Ages 4 to 8)
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