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Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf (Gina Kaminiski series)

Craig Barr-Green

Illustrator: Francis Martin

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2024

Publisher: Kane Miller/EDC Publishing

ISBN: 978-168464-786-6

Keywords: 5--strategies, reinvention, humor, determination, compassion, fairy tales, Little Red Riding Hood

Entering fairyland to prevent the woodcutter from killing the 'big bad wolf," an empowered young reader finds a way to change the wolf's fate. Humorous sketchy illustrations punctuated with emotionally charged emojis.