Fractured Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood
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I have written about alternative fairy tales several times before, but this is the first time I am dedicating a post to different tales based on one story. This time, I am dedicating a post to one of the most beloved of all stories; fractured fairy tales about Little Red Riding Hood.
Many beloved fairy tales have been retold into funny fairy tales or life lessons, but not many characters are more popular than Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf.
In this collection of funny fairy tales, you will find many different retellings of Little Red Riding Hood. Some bring a modern twist to the old classic, while some are told from the wolf’s point of view. There are versions with different types of characters such as Little Red as a moped the big bad wolf as a swamp crocodile.
No matter what you may be in the mood for, there is sure to be a Little Red Riding Hood fractured fairy tale that is perfect for you.
22 Little Red Riding Hood Fractured Fairy Tales
We all know the classic story, now get ready for something a little different. Read the story of Little Red Riding Hood in a whole new way.
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story)
For ages 4-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
There are always two sides to the story. Told from the point of view of the wold, who is a vegetarian, he just wanted some apples and it all was a case of mistaken identity.
Little Red and the Crocodile
For ages 4-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★★
This new spin on an old tale takes place in the swamps of Louisiana this time with Zara (Little Red) and Cory the Crocodile instead of a wolf. Will Zara follow her mother's rules on her way to visit Auntie?
Big Red and the Little Bitty Wolf: A Story About Bullying
For ages 4-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
In this story about bullying, Big Red enjoys picking on Little Bitty Wolf. Unable to get her to stop, Little Bitty Wolf pays the school counselor a visit to get some ideas to get her to stop. This is a good book to use as a lesson on bullying and how it's important to get help.
Ninja Red Riding Hood
For ages 5-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
When the three little pigs started teaching everyone Ninja skills, the wolf has a harder time catching a meal so he joins a dojo in an attempt to fight back. His next target? Red Riding Hood and Granny. How hard can it be to take them down? Harder than he expected now that they have Ninja skills, too.
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
For ages 3-5
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
It's like Little Red Riding Hood with a safari theme. What happens when Little Red, who is on her way to visit Aunt Rosie to bring her some medicine, runs into a hungry lion?
The Wolf's Story
For ages 5-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
Another fractured fairy tale from the wolf's point of view because, as you know, there are always at least two sides to every story. The wold was just doing odd jobs for Grandma when spoiled Little Red comes along and spoils a great working relationship.
Little Red Riding Hood: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure (You Choose: Fractured Fairy Tales)
For ages 8-11
Amazon Rating: ★★★★
You get three stories in one with this choose your own ending version of Little Red Riding Hood. What happens? Only you know!
Little Red Writing
For ages 5-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
A cute retelling of the story where Little Red Riding Hood is a little red pencil who, instead of finding her way through the woods, she finds her way through the many dangers of writing a story.
Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood
For ages 8-12
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
A fractured fairy tale for older children includes familiar characters from other fairy tales to tell the story of Red Riding Hood, who isn't afraid of anything but magic. When her grandmother becomes ill, she needs to confront her fear since only magic will save Granny. She is followed by mortal enemies, the wolf, and the huntsman while she and Goldie(locks) go on a quest for a magical solution to cure Granny.
Little Red Riding Hood And The Wolf Prince
For ages 6-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
You know the story, but what if the Big Bad Wolf wasn't bad at all? What if he wasn't even a wolf, but a prince instead?
Little Red
For ages: 5-9
Amazon Rating: ★★★★1/2
On the way to Grandma's house, Little Red meets a wolf. This part we already know. But she is on to the wolf and she isn't going to let him get away with his plan.
Twice Upon A Time, Little Red Riding Hood: Fairytales Retold
For ages 5-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
There are so many questions that need to be answered and reporter, Filbert Numbscull is going to find the answers to what really happened in the woods that day.
Little Red Gliding Hood
For ages: 2-10
Amazon Rating: ★★★★★
Little Red Riding Hood is a figure skater in need of a partner, but everyone already seems to have one of their own. But there is one partner left to be paired with and wait until you find out who it is!
Petite Rouge
For ages 5-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★★
In this Cajun twist, Petite Rouge (Little Red) and her cat set off to bring her sick grand-mère some gumbo when she runs into a mean old swamp gator named Claude.
Little Red Riding Sheep
For ages 4-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★★
Arnold the sheep and his animal friends dress up and take over the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this adorable alternative fairy tale.
Little Red Riding Hood - A Newfangled Prairie Tale
For ages: 7-10
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
Little Red on the Prairie? This time the familiar tale is set on the Midwestern prairie. Little Red Riding Hood rides a bike to her tractor-driving grandma's house when she encounters the wolf, but Grandma is having none of this pesky predator.
Little Red's Riding 'Hood
For ages 3-5
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
Geared toward younger children, this cute version follows a little red moped on his travel to visit his sick Granny Putt Putt. Along the way, he meets a big mean monster truck named Tank. Filled with vehicle puns, this new twist featuring vehicles is a fun change from the usual story.
Little Red Reading Hood and the Misread Wolf
For ages 4-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★★
Little Red Riding Hood loves to read so she applies the books she's read to her life experiences. When she goes to her sick grandmother's house she is surprised to see the wolf, but he only wants a bedtime story and knows that Little Red Riding Hood is the only one who might be able to read him one.
Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa
For ages 4-7
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
Taking place in Africa, this retelling of the classic story infuses African culture into the story we all know to create a fractured fairy tale that spans cultures.
Red Riding Hood Meets the Three Bears (Fairy Tale Mix-ups)
For ages 6-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
In this mixed up alternative fairy tale, Red Riding Hood gets lost in the woods and thinks she has found Granny's house, but when she goes inside she is confused as to why there are three of everything.
Little Red Meets Goldilocks
For ages 6-8
Amazon Rating: ★★★★★
Another fractured fairy tale combining Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this story takes place after Hurricane Katrina. Little Red is off to visit her grandmother while on her journey, she comes across Goldilocks and the Three Bears picking blackberries in the woods.
Very Little Red Riding Hood (The Very Little Series)
For ages: 3-7
Amazon Rating: ★★★★½
This adorable story for toddlers and young children is a simple retelling in language that very young children will understand.
Who knew there were so many ways to retell a classic story like Little Red Riding Hood? I hope that one or more of these alternative fairy tales are a soon-to-be favorite in your family.