By: Ed Young
Genre: Traditional
Age Range: 3rd grade - 5th grade. Reading level is increasing as well as independent reading. Children are able to see problems more clearly and have a sense of right and wrong as well as a sense of justice. This is a folk tale and is intriguing to this age group.
Plot: A Chinese version of the famous story "Little Red Riding Hood", a mother leaves her three children Shang, Tao, and Paotze alone for the night to go visit their grandmother. While gone, a wolf tricks the children and gets into the house. The oldest, Shang, finds out it is the wolf, tricks the wolf using gingko nuts and saves herself and her sisters.
Characters: Shang, Tao, Paotze, and the wolf.
Setting: Deep in the woods of ancient China
Theme: Chinese version of "Little Red Riding Hood"; folk tale
Illustrations: Watercolor illustrations help visualize beautifully what is happening through out the story.
Awards: Caldecott Medal (1990)
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