Saturday, 10 October 2026

Unattributed 1859

 


'Red Riding Hood', an extremely rare Dean's Moveable Book, published by Dean & Son, London, 1859, with little tabs to pull to create the motion. 









Thomas Webster

 


An 1846 illustration of Little Red Riding Hood by Thomas Webster.

Friday, 9 October 2026

Unattributed 1880

 


There is not even a date given to this series of hand coloured etchings but I have gone with 1880's because of Little Red Riding Hood's distinctive hat and shoes. I really like to see the differences in style in these early illustrations and subtle nuances of the story's interpretation at different times.





Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Helene Dekker

 

This edition of Grimm's Fairytales was published by Follett in 1968 and illustrated by children from around the world. Little Red was illustrated by Helene Dekker (1955-   ) was aged thirteen in 1968 and lived in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 

Monday, 5 October 2026

Janusz Grabianski


Three illustrations from Little Red from an anthology of Grimm's Fairy Tales, illustrated by Janusz Grabianski (1929-1976), published in 1962.

Including detail from the fabulous endpapers (below) Janusz has used a combination of loose expressive watercolour and charcoal. 



Saturday, 3 October 2026

Jamie Tobin

 


A paper cut character that screamed Red Riding Hood to me, from the creative mind and hands that is Jamie Tobin. Tough Jamie says it is a fox catcher, I see it more as the grandmother of Little Red.

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, republished by The Nonesuch Press in 1925, though it looks like a direct copy of Antoine Clouzier's. 'Red Gravure', etching from Charles Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités: 1697 Contes de ma mère l'Oye.



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)