nerd teacher [books] reviewed Little Red Writing by Joan Holub
All Over the Place
2 stars
While it's interesting, the writing is all over the place in more than one way. This is literal, where it's sometimes hard to find which direction you're supposed to read; I had a student bring this to me to figure out which direction they were supposed to go, which was made more difficult for them by having different fonts and non-standard locations for parts of the narrative. (This isn't inherently bad, but it is something to consider, especially if you're working with a kid who has a reading-based disability.)
The story is also all over the place, even though it clearly follows the inspiration of Little Red Riding Hood. This is because it's combining that story with being able to tell a story about writing stories, which makes it a bit confusing for some people to follow (and also prompts questions about whether or not something was necessary, which is …
While it's interesting, the writing is all over the place in more than one way. This is literal, where it's sometimes hard to find which direction you're supposed to read; I had a student bring this to me to figure out which direction they were supposed to go, which was made more difficult for them by having different fonts and non-standard locations for parts of the narrative. (This isn't inherently bad, but it is something to consider, especially if you're working with a kid who has a reading-based disability.)
The story is also all over the place, even though it clearly follows the inspiration of Little Red Riding Hood. This is because it's combining that story with being able to tell a story about writing stories, which makes it a bit confusing for some people to follow (and also prompts questions about whether or not something was necessary, which is quite fun as a discussion but can also be annoying to certain readers).