Child, Lauren. 2000. Beware of the storybook wolves. New York: Scholastic Press.

Little Red Riding Hood was Herb’s favorite bedtime story—at least until his mother forgot to take the book with her when she left for the night. When the Big Bad Wolf comes out of the storybook and is joined by the smaller wolf from the back cover of the book, it takes all Herb’s imagination and a little help from other fairy tales and a Fairy Godmother to set things right. The text alternates between block style and a more informal curly version with character words in bold. The text follows the illustrations and style of the story, curving in and out of pages in a way that draws readers into the story. The colorful, cartoon-style illustrations enhance the quirky nature of the tale and encourage readers to laugh out loud, not only at the “happy-ever-afterly” story, but at the expressive faces of the book’s characters, from Herb himself to the “tiny caterpillar trying with all his might to terrify a little girl in a red coat”.