Rebecca J. GomezCritiques

Reading age: 4-7 years

This book would have been rated higher IF the pronunciation glossary would have been at the front of the book. I do not want to go into a storytime blind in how to say the Spanish words.

But regardless, this is a fun take on Little Red Riding Hood--with a little boy and his abuelo =D. And a habanero pepper to the rescue

Awesome and hilarious!

I enjoyed this book. It was so interesting to see a version of red riding hood with a male character and Hispanic too.

This a funny story with a twist from the original version of the Little Red Riding Hood. This is a story that could be introduced as a multicultural book. We can find words in Spanish, and the story has bases on the Hispanic culture. This is a modern version that I find appropriate for elementary students.

This is a modern Spanish version of the Red Riding Hood story. It is full of Spanish words and rhymes. Federico must do some shopping for his mom and take it to his grandfather’s shop. He is met by the wolf. The wolf rushes off to the grandfather’s shop. Of course Federico get the best of the wolf and rescues his grandfather.

For the chicken lover in your life... :D

Rico's mama sends him grocery shopping and then to his abuelo's tienda. Rico meets un lobo on the way, and the wolf does run ahead and reach the store before Rico does - but Rico defeats the wolf with chili powder and a habanero pepper, then rescues his grandfather from the trunk he was locked in. Together, the two make a spicy salsa! Back matter includes recipe for pico de gallo, and a glossary of Spanish words.

See also: Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya, Bodega Cat by Louie Chin

Ahh. This book is adorable. It’s about a forest of friends helping to build a home. But Moose wants to be in charge, and his talking and not helping gets him in trouble. He should be happy he has such good friends to help out.
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Hensel & Gretel are chicks who happen to be ninjas. Their dad gets caught by a fox, so the chicks use their ninja skills to try to free him before the fox can eat him. This is a fun and exciting twist on a classic Fairy Tale that children love! The author also wrote Ninja Red Riding Hood and The Three Ninja Pigs.

Awesome and hilarious!

This is a spin off of the classic tale Hansel and Gretel, in the story the two main characters, two chickens named Hansel and Gretel have to save their dad from a fox. In the past they have taken "ninjustu" classes so they are on their way to save their dad. They save their dad and fight off any future intruders. I could use this book in my classroom when describing different stories and have them do a worksheet to practice comparing and contrasting. I thought this book was really cute and I would love to use in in my classroom.

This book is a great rendition of Hansel and Gretel! In the story, two chicks, Hensel and Gretel, discover their dad have been taken by a mean fox. Thankfully, they have taken many ninjutsu classes, so they know how to throw a wing or two. The pair ends up saving their dad from the fox and also provide constant protection at their coop.

Corey Rosen Schwartz has a few fun renditions of other fairy tales. It would be fun to compare and contrast this version of Hansel and Gretel with other. This book would also be great to teach characteristics like bravery and loyalty.

This book could be used in a K-2nd grade classroom.

Hansel & Gretel story told with the Ninja twist.

When their father is kidnapped by a fox, two ninja chicks swing into action in this rhyming picture-book, tracking him down to the fox's corn-bread cottage in the forest. There they must engage in some hand-to-hand combat to rescue their parents, eventually triumphing and going on become crusaders to protect other endangered fowl...

The third fractured fairy-tale retelling from Corey Rosen Schwartz and Dan Santat, following upon The Three Ninja Pigs and Ninja Red Riding Hood, this adapted Hansel and Gretel also features the collaboration of co-author Rebecca J. Gomez. Like its predecessors, it presents a martial-arts remake of a traditional tale, paired with colorful artwork by Santat. Unlike its predecessors, it features a fox villain, rather than a wolf (readers will recall that the wolf was reformed at the end of Ninja Red Riding Hood, and took up yoga), and it also drifts further from the original tale on which it is based. Unlike the original, Hensel and Gretrel: Ninja Chicks features a vulpine villain, rather than a witchy one; and parents in need of rescue, rather than derelict in their duty. I can't say, all told, that I found this one as strong as the others - the rhymes were a little more forced, and I found the depiction of the fox rather odd, as his villainy usually draws upon cunning, rather than brute force. Of course, I do research foxes, so perhaps others will have a different perspective. Recommended to anyone looking for fractured fairy-tales and/or rhyming picture-books½

The illustrations and story are in the same vein as 'The Three Ninja Pigs' with a nod to their dojo as the training ground for our crime-fighting chickens. Their adventure begins out of proactive need to protect themselves from the wily fox. And that need becomes reality when returning home one evening, their parents are nabbed. Setting out looking for them, they get lost when their trail of breadcrumbs disappears. A light in the darkness leads them to the Fox's house where they find their parents about to be cooked. Using their ninja skills, they defeat the fox in typical kung-fu style and becoming defenders against crime. A nice fast paced read that works in a school age program.