Carmine: A Little More Red

Carmine: A Little More Red

Written and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Summary: This story provides a very different version of Little Red Riding Hood!Carmine paints her way to her Grandmother's house, sharing fantastic vocabulary organized in alphabetical order. Read and see how this story differs for the classic tale we all know and love!

Mini-Lesson: Expanding Vocabulary and Context Clues

As this book is written as an alphabetic version of Little Red Riding Hood, provide a purpose for listening to the story by having students listen for new and interesting words. As you read, stop to discuss words along the way. Model how to determine the meaning of the words through the use of context clues. Share with students how the reader can determine the meaning of a new word by replacing the word with a synonym that makes sense. This assists students in applying context and what they know to figure out new vocabulary. The teacher may want to make a list of next and interesting words found in the book or add words to a class word wall.

Mini-Lesson: Text-to-Text Connections and Compare and Contrast

Before sharing the book, have student review the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Set the purpose by telling students to listen for connections between this story and Little Red Riding Hood. As you read, have students share how this story reminds them of the classic. Since portions of this story vary from the original, it also provides a great opportunity to compare and contrast the two tales.