Raul

I think Raul Dahl's use of poetry does indeed appeal to a more audult adience who have already been exposed to the fairy tale in years past. While poetry might be harder for shildren to understand, per se, I think that the low of poetry has a certain rythm to it that most certainly is aimed at children. Thus the use of poetry for Little Red Riding Hood has a twofold purpose for Raul Dahl: both to appeal to kids hearing the poetry read before bedtime while at the same time serving a comedic purpose for the adults reading them. For example, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a movie exhibited the way about it where ti was targeted at drastically different audiences, working on some level for both of them.

More specifically to his version, as pointed out by Emily, Little Red Riding Hood doesn't hold the same innocence as what was once portrayed in the Grimm's version. However, I would interpret her putting on the wolf's fur less as a symbol of maturity and more of an alegorical symbol for her passage through adolecence. In all, Raul Daul looked to put his spin of the tale in an effort to bring certain alegories to the forefront while supressing others, all of which is presented in comical poetry.