Gina Kaminski Save the Wolf

Barr-Green, Craig (2023) Gina Kaminski Save the Wolf. Gina Kaminski . Little Tiger, London. ISBN 9781801045018

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Abstract / Summary

Gina Kaminski is struggling in the over-sensory school classroom, so she is given the chance to decompress in the school library. He support assistant reads Gina the story Little Red Riding Hood. Gina immediately identifies three huge mistakes and is furious. She portals into Fairytale Land to fix them. She overcomes obstacles and saves the day (and the Wolf!) with fantastical ingenuity. This is an action adventure story told through an autistic, own-voice lens. The picturebook deploys a fourth wall breaking, first person, present tense POV for an immediate and intimate insight into a multi-sensory neurodiverse world. Gina also uses an emotions chart to articulate her feelings when life is overwhelming and she cannot express herself verbally. These visual aids are often found in school and domestic settings. The book showcases hitherto underseen representations of everyday neurodiversity, agile and effective teaching support systems and nonverbal communication. Gina interrogates and remixes a fairytale to form her own values, particularly on displays of masculinity, while navigating the traditional hero’s journey in a manner appropriate for the young reader.

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	picturebook; children's literature; neurodivergence; autism; neurodivergent representation
ISBN:	9781801045018
Subjects:	Literature
Department:	School of Communication
Depositing User:	Craig Barr-Green
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2026 10:48
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2026 10:48
URI:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/6395

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