The Little Red Hen

Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
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Hardcover
$18.99 US
10.88"W x 10.31"H x 0.39"D  
On sale May 18, 2006 | 32 Pages | 9780803729353
Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile AD500L | Fountas & Pinnell L
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.
 
 
"Perfect [for] sharing with one listener, or a crowd." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
“Cheerful [and] luminous. Kids will gleefully chime in.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
“A lush light-filled rendition of a folktale staple.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
Jerry Pinkney was one of America’s most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes Mirandy and Brother Wind, The-All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion & The Mouse. Jerry's work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and many more. View titles by Jerry Pinkney
  • WINNER
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
"...perfect, as are the pictures, for sharing with one listener, or a crowd." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Cheerful [and] luminous. Kids will gleefully chime in.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A lush light-filled rendition of a folktale staple.”—School Library Journal, starred review

About

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.
 
 
"Perfect [for] sharing with one listener, or a crowd." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
“Cheerful [and] luminous. Kids will gleefully chime in.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
“A lush light-filled rendition of a folktale staple.”—School Library Journal (starred review)

Author

Jerry Pinkney was one of America’s most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes Mirandy and Brother Wind, The-All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion & The Mouse. Jerry's work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and many more. View titles by Jerry Pinkney

Awards

  • WINNER
    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Praise

"...perfect, as are the pictures, for sharing with one listener, or a crowd." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Cheerful [and] luminous. Kids will gleefully chime in.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A lush light-filled rendition of a folktale staple.”—School Library Journal, starred review

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