Lon Po Po [Paperback]

This Caldecott Medal-winning, classic retelling of Little Red Riding Hood is one of the most celebrated picture books of our time.

With characteristic flair and energy, award-winning artist Ed Young illustrates the ancient Chinese version of the favorite fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. Young's vibrant, yet delicate, pastels and watercolors add drama to the deftly translated story.
 
★ ''A gripping variation of Red Riding Hood. This is an outstanding achievement that will be pored over again and again. —School Library Journal, starred review★ ''A gripping variation of Red Riding Hood. This is an outstanding achievement that will be pored over again and again. —School Library Journal, starred review

An extraordinary and powerful book. —Publishers Weekly

★ The illustrations seem to throb with the mystery and terror of the wolf. —Horn Book, starred review

This compelling tale, translated from a collection of Chinese folktales, may be the finest book yet from this excellent illustrator...Absolutely splendid. —Kirkus Reviews

(Young's) command of page composition and his sensitive use of color give the book a visual force that matches the strength of the story and stands as one of the illustrator's best efforts. —Booklist


Caldecott medalist Ed Young was born in Tientsin, China, and brought up in Shanghai. He cites the philosophy of Chinese painting as an inspiration for much of his work. A Chinese painting is often accompanied by words, he explains; they are complementary. There are things that words do that pictures never can, and likewise, there are images that words canl-