The Great Gran Plan - Hardcover

Woollard, Elli

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 125018603X ISBN 13: 9781250186034

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2019

Synopsis

From the author of The Giant of Jum comes The Great Gran Plan, Elli Woollard's rollicking new rhyming fairytale retelling in which one of the Three Little Pigs must save Little Red Riding Hood’s granny.

In this riff on Little Red Riding Hood, the pig from The Three Little Pigs gets mixed up in the Big Bad Wolf's plot to eat Granny. Fortunately, Granny is a tough old bird who can take care of herself―and everyone else, too. A funny, rhyming read-aloud!

About this title

About the Author:

Elli Woollard writes picture books, poems, and other things (most of them silly), including The Giant of Jum, Troll Stroll, The Pet Itch, and Dinosaurs Don't Draw. She lives with her four wonderful children, her meteorologist husband, and two guinea pigs in London. She does not live with a cat, although the neighbors seem to think otherwise.

Steven Lenton has illustrated many best-loved books for children, including a picture book adaptation of Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Dilley the Donkey, The Great Rocket Robbery, and Dinosaurs Don't Draw. Steven hails from Cheshire and now works from his studio in Brighton, creating an array of charming characters for his books. He is also a children’s book blogger.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1—One of the pigs from the classic tale is back and he's on a mission to save Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother from being eaten by none other than the usual enemy....the wolf. The pig protagonist journeys through the village to gather items that will assist him with his quest to save Grandma and once again show the wolf who is boss. Throughout the journey, readers are treated to cameos by some other fairy-tale favorites, such as the Emperor ("The Emperor's New Clothes") and Goldilocks. The pig and the granny turn out to be an amazing team and they ward off the big bad wolf and place him in Fairy Tale jail. All of the characters rejoice with a delicious food fight and celebration. Mixed media illustrations accurately represent the characters and paint detail-oriented scenes of the village. Fairy tale characters are strategically placed throughout the scenes and readers will enjoy searching for characters they may know. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase for any collection of fairy tales as this is one of the more enjoyable fractured fairy tales with a little bit of magic sprinkled in the mix.—Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country Public Library, NY

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 125018603X
• ISBN 13: 9781250186034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lenton Steven