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The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma by Diane Fox and Illustrated by Christyan Fox

One hell of a title, huh? Retellings have always been popular in the book world and this popularity is showing no sign of wavering. Perhaps the best current example of how bibliophiles long to hear stories they love retold is the Shakespeare project by Hogarth Press, which kicked off late last year and which sees well known authors retelling Shakespeare plays. I believe there’s only one book from this project that has been released so far, Jeanette Winterson’s The Gap of Time which retells The Winter’s Tale (Check it out).  However, not all brilliant retellings have to stem from works of such magnitude, which Diane and Christyan Fox prove with this ridiculously funny picture book. Diane and Christyan are a husband-and-wife team best known for the PiggyWiggy books, a heavily cartoonized and kid friendly series often set around themes of early child development. The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma isn’t just a whimsical retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, it’s also a depiction of the sometimes frustrating task of storytelling.     ‘So, let’s see …