Friday, 2 October 2026

Unattributed 1719


A wood cut from the first English edition of Perrault’s Fairy Tales dated 1719  

The above hand coloured version was reprinted in “Little Red Riding-Hood.” Histories or Tales of Past Times Written for Children, Told By Mother Goose with Morals, Charles Perrault, illustrator not attributed, published by The Nonesuch Press in 1925,



Thursday, 1 October 2026

Alfredo Vaccari 1909


Le Petit Chaperon Rouge [Les Beaux Contes - Nos Loisirs 1909] with beautiful pencil drawings by  Alfredo Vaccari (1877 - 1933).






Wednesday, 30 September 2026

H C Sandy

 


H C Sandy illustration from 'Old Facsimile Fairy Tales', published by Ward, Lock & Co 1910.

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Jerry Pinkney


Little Red Riding Hood Met a Sly Wolf, Illustration for Little Red Riding Hood, 2007 by Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021)

Monday, 28 September 2026

Ximena García


'Para Cuidarte Mejor' by Ximena, García, published in 2017 by Uranito, Illustrated in a beautiful Persian style and glowing with all it's shades of red.





Sunday, 27 September 2026

Javier Zabala

 


Illustration by Javier Zabala, from a book with multiple illustrations of the story by different illustrators, 'Caperucita Roja' published in Barcelona 2011.


Saturday, 26 September 2026

Milé Dètičy

 



Ancient cloth bound Czech version of Little Red Riding Hood, published in 1867, illustrated by Milé Dètičy.





Friday, 25 September 2026

Alessandro Sanna



'A Sbagliare Le Storie', written by Gianni Rodari, illustrated in a flowing collage, and paint almost musical in style, by Alessandro Sanna, published in 2009. 












Thursday, 24 September 2026

Marlène Colotte



'Thin as a rail' by Christine Agostini illustrated with object collage by Marlène Colotte published in 2010.




Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Patxi Irurzun


Caperucita Roja written by Patxi Irurzun, published 2014 about the murder of Marta del Castillo(1991-2009) with photography by Clement Bernard. Cover design by Zuri Negrin. This book is an example of the fairrtale of LRRH being used to illustrate contemporary injustice.

Gender violence is on the rise across the world and in Spain this issue has received much attention in the media and the popular culture. 

Caperucita Roja, was written by Patxi Irurzun  and illustrated with documentary photography of Clemente Bernard to highlight and chronicle the disappearance of Marta del Castillo.

'On January 24, 2009, 17-year-old Marta del Castillo Casanueva (born July 19, 1991), a Spanish high school student went missing after leaving her home in Seville, Andalusia. Her disappearance led to an extensive search and garnered national publicity surrounding her case.[1] The prime suspect, Del Castillo's ex-boyfriend Miguel Carcaño Delgado, has made different statements over the years about his involvement in her murder and the location of her body.[2] Despite numerous searches, Del Castillo's remains were never found.

Five people were arrested in connection with the disappearance, but only two were convicted. In 2011, Carcaño was convicted for the murder of Del Castillo and sentenced to 21 years in prison.' Wiki