Red by Liesl Shurtliff

Red’s convinced her granny is dying and is

worried. She searches for a magic cure

but she realises that the magic has a bad

side. That is where the story really gets

exciting. Red travels feeling hope and worry.

You can tell when Red tries to go find wolf

even though she has a swollen ankle that she

understands what wolf is going through. She used

to feel the same. They fought to protect each other

and felt what the other one felt. If the wolf felt

sad, Red felt sad. In this book there was sadness,

anger, worry, stress, frustration, empathy, hope,

relief, and joy. I can’t say when or why there

were all these emotions but you will see if you read this book.

I think this book is great for younger readers in elementary school. I think

this book deserves 4 stars. If you like the original red riding hood, land of stories,

or any other books by Liesl Shurtliff then you might like this book too.

--Review by Elsa W.