Little Red Riding Hood
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"...just as Little Red Riding Hood entered the wood, a wolf met her."
– Charles Perrault
The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” is one of the most well-known fairy tales we have today. Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm wrote two of the more popular versions, based on several European fairy tales.
Little Red Riding Hood Retellings
Here’s a list of Little Red Riding Hood retellings I’ve found.
Check below for my reviews of some of them!
(Books marked with a * are either standalones
or first in series.)
Cloak of Scarlet – Melanie Dickerson A story about finding yourself and fighting for those you love, this reimagined version of Little Red Riding Hood infuses the tale with romance and emotional depth. |
The Baker and the Wolf – J. M. Stengl * A mysterious stranger, an enchantress grandmother, and an overprotective mother. |
Scarlett and the Dark Woods – Mary Mecham * She is one of the protected elect. He is a shunned shapeshifter. Can Scarlett rescue her grandmother before her own heart is stolen? |
Beasts of Beauty – Celeste Baxendell A gender-bent mash up for Beauty and the Beast and Little Red Riding Hood |
Betrayed – Kaylin Lee A lonely girl. A dangerous Wolf. A plan that will either save them or break them. |
The Wolf’s Golden Deception – Alesha Adamson * Stolen magic. Broken trust. Can love save Rafe and Mira from being consumed by the Wolf’s deception? Or is it already too late? |
The Wolf Gate – Hanna Sandvig * Fae, shifters, fairy-tale magic, and second chances at love. |
A Matter of Blood – Kendra Merrit * Every step from the path leaves another scar… |
The Scarred Prince – Erika Everest * A bitter and reclusive prince. A determined intruder. An unlikely friendship. |
Cloaked in Scarlett – Annette K. Larsen A story about finding yourself and fighting for those you love, this reimagined version of Little Red Riding Hood infuses the tale with romance and emotional depth. |
Path of Secrets – Kenley Davidson There are no wolves in the woods, they said. You’ll be completely safe, they said. They lied. |
Girl in the Red Hood – Brittany Fichter The girl who’s bitten by a wolf and marked for life. A boy, shrouded in secrecy, who watches over her. One man who can save her from her dark curse…or doom her to it. |
The Princess Fugitive – Melanie Cellier Little Red Riding Hood has been swallowed up by the wolf and must decide if she’s willing to fight for her freedom, no matter the cost. |
The Healer and the Huntsman – Sarah Beran A dying country. An evil queen. A hidden princess. A man without a past. |
Crimson Claws – Abigail Manning * A girl and her grandma… separated by an entire pack of beasts. |
Song of Moonrise – Deborah Grace White Princess Rosa wants to be royal about as much as Prince Emmett wants to be a mindless wolf. |
The Baker and the Wolf
The Baker and the Wolf: A Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood by J. M. Stengl (Villain’s Ever After) Cerise believes she’s happy being a
Beasts of Beauty
Beasts of Beauty: A Beauty and the Beast and Little Red Riding Hood Retelling by Celeste Baxendell (Bewitching Fairy Tales book 3) In order to
The Scarred Prince
The Scarred Prince: A Beauty and the Beast and Little Red Riding Hood Retelling by Erika Everest (Tales from the Kingdoms of Fable book 1)
Scarlett and the Dark Woods
Scarlett and the Dark Woods: A Little Red Riding Hood Retelling by Mary Mecham (Autumn Fairy Tales book 4) The village of Hamelin has strict
An Ambitious Hope
“Grasp that hope and don’t let it go, because if you lose hope it can be very hard to find again. And there’s nothing wrong with an ambitious hope.”
– Lucy Winton, An Ambitious Hope