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Synopsis
A Chinese folk tale similar to the story of "Little Red Riding Hood". Here a mother leaves her three daughters, Shang, Tao, and Paotze, at home while she visits their grandmother. She warns the girls not to let anyone in the house, but a clever wolf convinces them that he is their grandmother, and they let him in. Soon Shang realizes the danger, and must use all her wits to save her sisters and herself from the wolf. Watercolor and pastel illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1990 Caldecott Medal., Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
| Details | | Series: | Caldecott Medal Book | | Illustrator: | Ed Young |
| Size | | Length: | 32 pages | | Height: | 10.3 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "Once, long ago, there was a woman who lived alone in the country with her three children, Shang, Tao, and Paotze. On the day of their grandmother's birthday, the good mother set off to see her, leaving the three children home."
Industry Reviews
Gr 1-5-With forceful impressionistic paintings, Young artfully entices readers across the fairy-tale threshold into a story of three girls' fearless battle of wits with a famished wolf. (Dec. 1989)
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