A fun little retelling of this childhood classic. This was one of a series put out by M. A. Donohue & Company in the early 20th century, none of which indicated authorship or gave credit to an artist. Others in the series included Peter Rabbit, Chicken Little, The Three Bears, and other popular stories of that type. I have also scanned and reproduced here the endpapers, which include all the character from the different stories in a forest together.

Granny doesn’t get eaten. The woodman is homeless. Little Red Riding Hood climbs on top of the canopy bed and fall asleep there. A few things were changed for this telling. I have included at the end of the gallery full scans of the book so the text is viewable as well.

Title: Little Red Riding Hood - Retold
Author: unattributed
Artist: unattributed
Publisher: M. A. Donohue & Company
Date Published: 1921

Following are some samples form the book. There are 27 in all, not including the unedited scans of the full text. I have edited them a bit to brighten the tones and eliminate some aging and other small flaws. All the images, large format JPEG and available for free download, are in the gallery.

Her grandmother, who was very fond of her, made her a little red cloak and hood

Where does your Grandmother live?

when the grandmother saw his wicked face, she jumped out of bed and ran.

The better to eat you with!' cried the wolf, and leaped out of bed; but he became entangled in the bedclothes...

When the wolf found he could not reach her, he got back into bed again. It was very quiet in the little house for some time.

"And the next day Grandmother had the nicest tea party"

Sample Page of Full Text - Unedited