Little Red Riding Hood (Pinkney book) this is definitely the one to have." "Kirkus" and "Publishers Weekly" both gave starred reviews and also highlighted the multicultural nature of Pinkney's version. "Little Red Riding Hood" has also been reviewed by "Booklist", "Horn Book Guide", "Library Media Connection" magazine, "School Library Journal", and "School Library Media Activities Monthly". It was a 2008 ALA notable Children's (Young Readers) Book. Little Red Riding Hood (Pinkney book) Little Red Riding Hood is a 2007 children's picture book of the Brothers Grimm classic fairy tale adapted by Jerry Pinkney. Common Sense Media in its review of "Little Red Riding Hood", wrote "His
Rapunzel (Tangled) Disney's animated heroines, writing, "For 60 years ... girls were the focal characters who could be expected to come of age, triumph over adversity and, in general, man up," and accused various film studios of "abolish[ing] female-centered stories." "Variety"'s Justin Chang described Rapunzel as a "bland, plastic" heroine, likening her to a Barbie doll. Similarly, Tom Huddleston of "Time Out" described Rapunzel as "bland". James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" was fairly mixed in his review, writing, "although likeable and energetic, [Rapunzel] is not as memorable as Snow White, Ariel, or Belle." Keith Uhlich of "Time Out" described the character as "synthetic".