The Little Red Hen
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 21, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar folktale pairs a plainspoken lesson about effort with sly humor and richly detailed illustrations.
- Themes
- You reap what you sow, Refusing to help, Making food from the ground up
- Genres
- Farm Animal Stories, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Bird Stories
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Little Red Hen is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow. When the hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers: "‘Not I!’ said the cat. ‘Not I!’ said the dog. ‘Not I!’ said the mouse." They won’t water, cut, or grind the wheat . . . or help bake a cake with it, either. So guess who eats the cake by herself in the end?
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Caldecott Honor artist Paul Galdone’s delightfully detailed ink and wash illustrations—packed with charming details—add plenty of sly humor to the well-loved story that not only offers a sage message but also shows children what it takes to make a cake from the ground up!
Work, Wheat, Wit
A familiar folktale pairs a plainspoken lesson about effort with sly humor and richly detailed illustrations.
Come here for
- A cake-making tale that starts with wheat in the ground
- Ink-and-wash illustrations with charming details to linger over
Expect
- A straightforward story about who helps—and who gets the cake
- A well-loved lesson served with a little humor
Where it sits
| Fairy Tales & Folklore | 44% |
|---|---|
| Farm Animal Stories | 33% |
| Bird Stories | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Stories
- Bird Stories
- Cat Stories
- Dog Stories
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- Farm Animal Stories
- Small Pets
- The Classics
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Authors
- Paul Galdone
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 21, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- You reap what you sow · Refusing to help · Making food from the ground up
- Reading lane
- Animal Stories