Red Riding Hood included in 'Bedtime tales', illustrated by Mae Gerhard in vivid colours using a style that reminds me of Richard Scary's in that they are tumbling with busy action. Unfortunately apart from few other books that is all I can find of Mae. Published in 1973 by Dean & Son Ltd.
Monday, 21 September 2026
Saturday, 19 September 2026
W Heath Robinson
Perrault's complete fairy tales by Charles Perrault (1628-1703) illustrated with pen drawings by W Heath Robinson (1872-1944), published in 1982 by Dodd, Mead & Co.
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Alfred Fredericks
'The story of Little Red Riding Hood' by Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903), Illustrated by Alfred Fredericks, published 1865. The continuity of the illustrations and the surreal proportions add to the joy of these illustrations by Alfred Fredericks (1835-1926).
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Monday, 14 September 2026
Victor Ambrus
Going 'wolfish' today with The King of the Wolves from 'Jonnkin and the Flying Basket' written by Ruth Manning Saunders (1908-1988), illustrated by Victor Ambrus, published in 1969.
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Danuta Imielska-Gebethner.
'Czerwony Kapturek' (Little Red Riding Hood) written by Jan Brzechwa and illustrated by Danuta Imielska-Gebethner, with wonderful nature studies and musical lacy line work.
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Chapbook 1850
'The History of Little Red Riding Hood', Publiished 1850 London by J. L. Marks. 91, Long Lane, Smithfield. Illustrated with hand coloured etchings.
Friday, 11 September 2026
Chapbook 1820
A 'chapbook' this time from 1820, with a particularly creepy cover, 'The entertaining story of Little Red Riding Hood ; and Tom Thumb's toy : adorned with cuts', so this is a woodcut illustrated booklet, published in York by J. Kendrew.
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Unattributed 1843
'Little Red Riding Hood : an entirely new edition : with new pictures by an eminent artist', text by Felix Summerly (1808-1882) published 1843, by Joseph Cundall. I have tried to search the tiny signature and the image but I cannot decipher the unattributed 'eminent artist', however the delicate black and white illustrations are very lovely and I like seeing the different renditions of this tale through the ages.


















































