“Ten Small Tales” by Celia Baker Lottridge

The illustrations by Joanne Fitzgerald are OK, but gosh… this book was just impossible.

“Little Roja Riding Hood” Susan Middleton Elya

Wonderfully illustrated by Susan Guevara. Written in Spanglish, this version really rocks!

“The Winged Cat” by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

This is an interesting book but for children more advanced in Egyptology.

“Little Red Riding Hood” by The Brothers Grimm

Nicely illustrated by Bernadette Watts. The Grimm’s version with the hunter torturing the wolf instead of killing him tells a lot about early nineteenth-century esthetic and moral sensibilities but could be easily spared for contemporary children, without loosing the clue of the story. 

“Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer” by Robert Byrd

To come back.

“Little Red Riding Hood” by Andrea Wisnewski

I like illustrations very much. 

“Irish Fairy Tales & Legends” by Una Leavy

Illustrations by Susan Field. Uninspiring. 

“Little Red Riding Hood” by Paul Galdone

Charming.

“From Up On Poppy Hill” (2011)

Directed by Goro Miyazaki. Absolutely yes.

“Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories” by Florence Sakade

Illustrated by Yoshisuke Kurosaki. A disappointment. Pity.

“The Big Snow” by Berta and Elmer Hader

Fine illustrations.

“Madeline: Lost in Paris”

OK.

 

“Turtle: The Incredible Journey”

To come back.

“Finn MacCoul and His Fearless Wife” by Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd is certainly better illustrator than a storyteller but this book is just fine. Oonagh, the fearless wife, nicely adds to the small gallery of positive female characters, which are adult, wise, clever, fearless and yet do not practice witchcraft for living, so to speak.

For Irishmen, the Celt fan clubs, feminists, and others.

“May I Bring a Friend”? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Nice bedtime rhymes stunningly illustrated by Beni Montresor. 

“Seven Little Rabits” by John Becker

Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. Sweet. Classic.

“Drummer Hoff” by Barbara Emberley

Illustrated by Ed Emberley. OK.

“Galactic Mission” by Richard Platt

Hm… I still don’t know what to think about it.

 

“Out On a Limb: Monkey, Orangutans & More”

“The Jeff Corwin Experience”. OK.

“The Jungle Book” by Disney

Classic.