Maritza Martínez Mejía, AWA: Book Review and Activity of Little Red and the Crocodile by Suzan Johnson

Little Red and the Crocodile (Fractured Fairytale Book 1) by Suzan Johnson (Goodreads Author)

This is a created version of the famous tale Little Red Riding Hood with black and white illustration contrasted by Little Red’s bright red coat. Suzan Johnson takes the readers to the Louisiana swamps where the story takes place. The story begins when Zara, the Little Red, embarks on her adventure to Aunt Moshee’s house feeling confident to follow her mother’s advice and walk alone to aunties. Little Red distracted along the way enjoying the sunny day, beautiful flowers at the market, and the fresh Irises Mr. Leon gifts her. Little Red continues toward Aunt Moshee’s house through the swamps imagining all sorts of furious animals in her head. When she hears a noise in the bushes, a crocodile steps out and introduces himself as a friendly Cory the Crocodile. Since we know the original story, Cory, the crocodile hurries to Aunt Moshee’s house and swallows her in one big gulp. Inside of Cory, she hopes that Randy the Ranger comes to her house and rescues her and protect her nice. BUT, I will let you read the end of the story to find out what happens at the end...

ACTIVITIES CREATED BY: Maritza Martínez Mejía @2020

1. Write a paragraph of your favorite part of Little Red and the Crocodile?

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2. What did you learn about the story?

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3. What is your favorite illustration?

I received a copy of Little Red and the Crocodile by Suzan Johnson as part of the #ReadYourWorld. Multicultural Children’s Book Day (1/31/2020) is in its 7th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom.

Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.

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