Cloaked in Red Audiobook

" In a companion book of sorts to "The Rumpelstiltskin Problem," Van Velde returns to another fairy tale that she suggests makes no sense, and give us eight updated versions of it, each that answer a different plot problem. Most of them are just okay, but the last one, "Little Red Riding Hood's Little Red Riding Hood" makes the cloak the protagonist, and is pretty funny. "

" Variations and adaptations of Little Red Riding Hood are told in this collection. As with any short story collection, some stories were better than others. I liked how some of the stories gave a humorous wink and a nod to the traditional version and to other fairy tales. "

" A collection of short stories all loosely based on the little red riding hood tale. I will share with teachers to help teach writing and fairy tales. It may also interest students that enjoy reading fairy tales. "

" What I liked best about this book: the author's note and the first story "The Red Cloak." The other stories I had a so so reaction to. "

" Based on the cover- which I absolutely love- I was expecting more serious retellings of Little Red Riding Hood. Yes, I knew going into it that this was YA, but that cover screams "disturbing retellings inside" to me. Instead, the retellings inside are flippant and shallow. Enjoyable reads, just not what I was expecting which makes me want to rate this as 2 stars, but I'm fighting hard judging a book by it's cover.... "

" Cute stories and each had a fun little twist. "

" I'm not a realy fan of the little story collections, so I didn't love this one. It was pretty funny though, the author has a lot of creativity. "

" Thoroughly enjoyable! Fun re-tellings of the "Red Riding Hood" story for teens and adults. My favorite was "Why Willie and his Brother Won't Ever Amount to Anything." "

" Good for a quick laugh or two. "

" Another fun V.V.V fairytale rewrite. If you like this book, see "The Rumplestilskin Problem,"which I thought was even better. "

" I liked her Rumplestiltskin variations better. "

" This is a really fun book. It tells 8 new versions of Little Red Riding Hood. The Author's Notes will have you laughing out loud. Really enjoyable. "

" It was ok for the kind of book it was, but it was not breathtaking. "

" I loved the introduction to this book. And sone of Vande Velde's adaptions were great--I especially liked the one where grandma had to scare away a suitor. But, some of them were a bit weird too. "

" to me it was average "

" A fun look at Little Red Riding Hood. "

" Very clever tales! "

" This is a collection of short stories retelling Little Red Riding Hood. They were imaginative and interesting. My favorite part was the author's note about what makes Little Red Riding Hood a lame fairy tale. So humorous! My picky reader really enjoyed them as well. "

" It was really fun to see the different retellings of Little Red Riding Hood. She is very creative! "

" This collection was a lot of fun. Vivian Vande Velde retells the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" eight different times in eight different ways. These stories range from the amusing to the even more amusing. "

" Cute, not quite as awesome as The Rumplestiltskin Problem. "

" The author has such sarcastic humor. She pointed some things out about the Little Red Riding Hood tale I never thought of before. The stories felt too short, or pointless. After reading other books by VVV, I don't think this was her strongest effort. "