Esther Friend (1907–1991)
Auteur de Little Red Riding Hood [A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book]
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Esther Friend
Oeuvres associées
The Cap That Mother Made [A Rand McNally Start-Right Elf Book] (1967) — Illustrateur — 9 exemplaires
What Happened to George? [A Rand McNally Elf Book] (1958) — Illustrateur, quelques éditions — 8 exemplaires
Safe All Day with the Happies: Simple Stories of Safety at Home and Outdoors (1939) — Illustrateur — 4 exemplaires
The Great Big Noise — Illustrateur — 1 exemplaire
It Is Fun to Be Five — Illustrateur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Lichtenstein, Esther
- Date de naissance
- 1907
- Date de décès
- 1991-12-13
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
- Professions
- artist
illustrator
childrens book illustrator
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Aussi par
- 25
- Membres
- 135
- Popularité
- #150,831
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 2
The illustrations in this story, created by Mateya Arkova, help convey the story’s message in a couple of ways. First, the illustrations are brightly colored and cover the entire page. This immediately catches the reader’s eye and engages him or her in the story. I believe this is an important element because a reader must be fully engaged and interested in a story to truly come away with its message or moral. Secondly, the illustrations are very detailed, which helps the reader connect to the emotions Little Red Riding Hood experiences throughout the story. For example, when the Wolf jumps out of bed to attack Little Red Riding Hood, the illustrations provide a clear and detailed look of surprise and fear in Little Red Riding Hood’s body language and in her facial expressions. I feel that having illustrations with such emotional detail gives the reader the ability to genuinely understand why one should never talk to strangers and the dangers of talking to strangers because it's clear to see the consequences, which is the true moral and message of this story.
Along with the effective illustrations, the author uses simple, easy to understand language throughout the story. Using simple language creates a very straightforward story, thus providing the reader with the opportunity to easily follow along and clearly comprehend the possible consequences of talking to strangers, which ultimately leads the reader to fully grasp the story’s message. Although the language is simple and straightforward, it is still very descriptive. For instance, the author depicts the Wolf taking the Grandmother’s identity with the text, “Then he put on her flowery nightdress and her lacy nightcap and dusted himself with flour to hide his brown fur.” This descriptive language paints a vivid image in the reader’s mind and connects him or her more deeply to the story, which helps the reader grasp the story’s moral or message. I think this element is vital to conveying a story’s message or moral because I believe the use of descriptive language fosters a reader’s engagement and interest in a story, which is necessary in helping the reader comprehend the message.
For hundreds of years, Charles Perrault’s story has been retold and adapted into many great stories and some not so great stories, but nonetheless, the story has never lost its important message or moral: don’t talk to strangers! Through the use of literary elements, such as illustrations, word choice, and descriptive language, Kate Friend was able to convey this classic fairytale’s moral in an adaption that is truly wonderful and fun to read.… (plus d'informations)