Wallace West, a native of Texas, is a graphic designer and copywriter. This is his debut picture book. He lives in San Antonio, and he invites you to visit him at wallacewest.com.
A charming, colorful reminder to unabashedly embrace yourself and all your fabulous fancies. --Christie Grimm, Chief Creative Officer of Guest of a Guest Red's impeccable style and unshakeable confidence are a charming reminder--to kids and adults alike--that we all have the right to express ourselves unapologetically. --Roxanne Fequiere, writer, fashion and lifestyle journalist The book I wish I had as a kid, and one I'll give to many--in hopes of leading them to self-acceptance and self-love. --Siddhartha V. Shah, Director of Education and Civic Engagement and Curator of South Asian Art of the Peabody Essex Museum This book is for all the Little Reds who long to be firecrackers. (And for all the big wolves who long to do better. --Victoria J. Coe, author of the Fenway and Hattie series 'Durn' funny...our self-assured, chic protagonist is a joyful model of a 'I'll do me, you do you' attitude. The narrative tone has a sassy irreverence, adding to the story's overall charm. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books West obviously has had great fun telling his fractured fairy tale in a rustic backwoods dialect and matches it with cartoon-style pictures that capture the antic tone of the text perfectly. His genderflipped classic painlessly defies gender norms to empowering effect. --Booklist