Alberta: A Cautionary Tale

By Author / Illustrator

Margaret Sturton

Genre

Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Age range(s)

Publisher

Andersen Press Ltd

ISBN

9781839132810

Format

Hardback

Published

01-02-2024

Synopsis

Alberta does dreadful things, and she always gets her own way. So when she doesn't listen to her mother's good advice and enters the wild and dangerous woods, it's no surprise that she tricks a kind stranger and eats their delicious cake. But this stranger is a wolf, wearing a red cape and hood, and she doesn't take kindly to being double-crossed... Will Alberta learn a lesson she will very much regret?

Reviews

Alberta: A Cautionary Tale offers a twist on the classic Little Red Riding Hood tale. This story follows Alberta - a little girl who doesn't listen to her mother and always gets her own way. She follows an interesting stranger into the woods (who happens to be little red riding wolf), befriends them and steals and eats their cake! After teasing the wolf and being unwilling to apologise, Alberta realises she can't always get her own way and that smiling and crying don't always work!

A surprising twist to the moral fairy tale, this book provides an entertaining read and an opportunity to discuss the importance of listening and the potential danger of strangers, as well as inviting comparisons with the traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood.

Picture book / Reviewed by Joanne Thomas