Her illustrations for Saint George and the Dragon, by Margaret Hodges, won the Caldecott Medal. A classic of children's literature, this retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale brings new life to an old favorite with illustrations that children will linger over. She has illustrated other Grimms’ tales, including Snow White, translated by Paul Heins: Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel, retold by Barbara Rogasky. Little Red learns her lessons-to keep her promises, to stay on the path, to mind her manners, and to avoid talking to big, bad wolves-lessons parents still try to teach their children many generations after the Brothers Grimm first recorded this story.įor over 20 years, readers young and old have loved Hyman's illustrations of children's books, fairy tales, and folk tales-most notably the Caldecott Honor Book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel, and The Fortune Tellers by Lloyd Alexander. Little Red Riding Hood, a Caldecott Honor Book, received a Golden Kite AwardPicture Book as well as many other awards and accolades. Trina Schart Hyman, a great admirer of the Brothers Grimm, has wanted to retell and illustrate Little Red Riding Hood ever since she was a little girl. Example of Trina Schart Hymans Illustration using the boarder.
Her love for this character permeates her award-winning retelling of the traditional Grimm story, even as Grandma and Little Red get eaten alive by the wolf and then saved by the kindly woodsman (illustrated carefully with a minimum of violence). Recreating a section of Little Red Riding Hood.
Trina Schart Hyman used to pretend she was Little Red Riding Hood when she was a little girl, wearing a red cape sewn by her mother.
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