about the book
One day Cat starts reading “Little Red Riding Hood,” explaining to Dog that it is a tale of a little girl who always has a red hood and cape on. Dog is excited! He loves stories about superheroes! What are Red Riding Hood’s powers?
No, no, no! Cat explains that it isn’t that kind of story—and the fun begins!
Back and forth, Cat reads the story, Dog questions it, and Cat has to come up with more and more clever answers to Dog’s off-beat but interesting questions—like if Red has a “kindness ray,” or a flying basket, or exploding egg bombs! And just how could Red have mistaken a wolf for her grandmother? Dog knows that he would recognize a wolf in the place of his grandma any day!
about the author/illustrator team
Diane Fox and Christyan Fox, wife and husband, met when they were both at Middlesex University, both earning bachelor’s degrees in Graphic Design from 1982 to 1986. After graduating, Diane went on to work as senior graphic designer at Minale Tattersfield in London, a design consultant business.
Christyan went on to become a freelance illustrator and writier, living in Thames Ditton, UK. He began creating and illustrating his own children’s books; then Diane joined him in the endeavor, and now, over the last nearly 30 years, they have created more than 46 children’s books!
Christyan and Diane still live in Thames Ditton and have three children together. They are inspired by chocolate biscuits (cookies) for most of life, and for writing in particular they love seeing other artists’ work.
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Author/illustrator website
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