The Little Read Hen

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The Little Read Hen

Title:

The Little Read Hen

Author:

De Las Casas, Dianne, author.

Stone-Barker, Holly, illustrator.

Summary:

In a re-telling of "The Little Red Hen," when the Little Read Hen, who loves to read and write, asks Dog, Cat, and Pig to help her create a story, they decline, so she researches, outlines, drafts, edits, and proofs the story by herself.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Fractured fairy tales.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Folklore.

Little Red Hen (Tale) -- Adaptations -- Juvenile fiction.

Fairy tales -- Adaptations -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Stone-Barker, Holly,

Publisher:

Pelican,

Publication Date:

2013

ISBN:

9781455617029

Publication Information:

Gretna, La. : Pelican, 2013.

Call Number:

P DELASCASAS

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

Let your story-writing skills take you out of the henhouse! When the Little "Read" Hen's friends won't help her write an "eggcellent" story, she doesn't let it ruffle her feathers! This literary spin on a beloved folk tale is perfect for aspiring young writers interested in learning how their own fledgling ideas can hatch into a polished story. Holly Stone-Barker's vibrant cut-paper illustrations add riotous fun to each page.

Author Notes

Dianne de Las Casas was born on January 15, 1970 in the Philippines. She was a children's author and storyteller. Her books included Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear. She founded Picture Book Month, celebrated in November and recognized by the American Association of School Librarians. She received the Storytelling World Resource Award in 2005, 2010, and 2011. She died of smoke inhalation resulting from a house fire on August 21, 2017 at the age of 47.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 3-The Little "Read" Hen wants to write a story, but Dog, Cat, and Pig would rather hang out at "Starbawks" drinking "flappuccinos" than help her. So the hen brainstorms ideas that "flocked" to her and does research on the Internet and in books she "cracked open." Her friends will not help her outline her story or create a rough draft, so the "unflappable" fowl get her ideas in the "proper pecking order" all by herself. She also edits and proofs her story alone, searching for any "poultry" mistakes. At the Barnyard Bookstore (which sells "Goodnight, Hen" and "Don't Let the Chicken Drive the Tractor!"), her friends want to help her read the finished story, but the little hen refuses. Nevertheless, reading it all alone seems wrong, and she shares her "egg-cellent" story with them. This fresh take on the traditional folktale gives youngsters sound advice on writing their own stories. Teachers will want to use this pun-filled tale in their writing lessons. Colorful cut-paper illustrations add to the humor. Should children wonder what the hen wrote, they can find an illustration of her eponymous book on the back endpapers, in the egg she laid in the hand-cut straw.-Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.