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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
folktales & fairy tales
Copyright Year
2006-05-18
Page Count
32
Publisher
Dial Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
978-0803729353
Themes
responsibility
cause and effect
independence
cooperation

The Little Red Hen

Written and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney enlivens the beloved fable with cheerful and classically beautiful illustrations, making this the ideal edition for every child’s library.

As he did with his Caldecott-winning The Lion and the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney has masterfully adapted this story of the hardworking hen and her lazy neighbors. Its Golden Rule message and sassy finale are just as relevant and satisfying as ever. Read it in tandem with Pinkney’s Puss in Boots and The Tortoise and the Hare or David Wiesner’s The Three Pigs.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
folktales & fairy tales
Copyright Year
2006-05-18
Page Count
32
Publisher
Dial Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
978-0803729353
Themes
responsibility
cause and effect
independence
cooperation
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