Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon
By now, you have probably heard the old folk tale about a girl in a red cape. 
The truth is that the story took place here in China, there wasn’t a woodsman, and I, the gentle wolf, certainly was not the one who ate them. 
Here is the real story.
   
This is not the story you think you know. In this version of the classic fairy tale, Little Red lives in a village near the Great Wall and trains in kung fu. When she ventures to her grandmother’s to deliver rice cakes and herbal medicine, she encounters something much more fearsome than a wolf—a mighty dragon. With her wits and a sword in hand, Little Red must valiantly defend herself and her grandmother in this vibrant retelling from Ying Chang Compestine and Joy Ang.

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​Praise for Little Red Riding Hood
​and the Dragon

"Chang Compestine empowers with a retelling that casts the red-hooded heroine as a kung fu performer." ―Publishers Weekly

​“Showcases Little Red Riding Hood through a Chinese cultural and mythological perspective… emphasize elements of Chinese culture… youngsters will feel empowered to rescue themselves in times of adversity.”
— Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books

“. . .whimsically reframes the classic European folktale from a Chinese point of view. . . a delicious, original, and highly entertaining story.”
— Common Sense Media ​

". . . Delightful illustrations . . . colorful characters . . . adorably expressive. . . . A fun addition to the fractured fairy-tale bookshelf." 
-- Kirkus Reviews 

“I like Ying Chang Compestine’s books as it will give an interesting twist to the traditional fairy tales. ”
— Word Press

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​Discussion Guide

Readers can use the discussion guide to help start a conversation.
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​Discussion Guide

Readers can use the discussion guide to help start a conversation.
Little Red educational_guide.pdf
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Stage your own play!

Students can produce their own play with this Reader's Theater script from CYRM.
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Resource Guide

Teachers can use this resource guide from California Young Reader's Medal to help teach Revolution.
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Teacher Notes from Amnesty International

Teachers can use this guide from Amnesty International UK to help classrooms learns about human rights.
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A Conversation with Ying

This book is based on your childhood in Wuhan, China, during the 1960s and 70s. Is Ling in many ways a fair representation of you growing up? What are some of the similarities and differences?

Ling’s childhood experiences are similar to my own. I was about Ling’s age when my family got caught up in the events of the Cultural Revolution. Ling’s personality is a lot like mine. Many of her emotions and reactions to events draw on my own experiences during the Cultural Revolution, and her way of thinking reflects the way I saw the world as a child. For this reason, developing Ling’s character was the easiest part of writing this book. I was a little spoiled, but I also had a fighting spirit. And like Ling, I yearned for freedom and dreamed about going to America.

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