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Harcourt, Lalie , Wortzman, Ricki

Red Riding Hood's Math Adventure

24 pp. | Charlesbridge | July, 2001 | Trade ISBN 1-57091-477-X $$14.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Capucine Mazille. Fairy-tale characters keep asking Red Riding Hood to share what's in her basket. Readers turn the wheel on each page and decide whether to hand out zero, one, or two cookies, the idea being to keep track of how many cookies are left for Grandma. The rhyming text is pedestrian and there's no way to check the "correct" answer, but the game element and pleasing illustrations will sustain interest.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam