Once, there was a little old lady who wasn't afraid of anything. Late one night when she is walking home, something strange starts to happen: a pair of shoes starts following her. Soon it is joined by a series of other objects. She picks up her pace, but they continue to trail her through the dark woods. This little old lady isn't afraid of anything...but should she be?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 7/30/2010

ISBN-10: 0690045867

ISBN-13: 9780690045864

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The Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat in the yard and tries to get her neighbors to help her raise the wheat to make some bread. The dog, the pig, the goat, and the rat all answer 'Not I' to her requests, even when she points out how their particular talents could be used. This classic tale is retold and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Mr. Pinkney portrays himself as Mr. Miller. See if you can spot his art supplies in the corner of the mill.

Reviewed by: cal

Date read: 5/19/2009

ISBN-10: 0803729359

ISBN-13: 9780803729353

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'The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)' retold by Philemon Sturges, is a story for the young reader who loves pizza! Help Little Red Hen, shop, create, and bake her one-of-a-kind pizza. She accomplishes this delicious feat without the helping hands of her friends: dog, cat, and duck. Even though her friends failed her in her hour of need, they might end up surprising both Little Red Hen and the reader.

Similar authors: Susan Pearson; Mercer Mayer; Lisa Wheeler; Eric A. Kimmel

Similar books: The Red Hen by Rebecca Emberley; Ducks in a Row by Lori Haskins; Katie in the Kitchen by Katie Woo; I Can Help by David Hyde Costello; The Pizza That We Made by Joan Holub; Natalie and Naughtily by Vincent X. Kirsch

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/25/2011

ISBN-10: 0525459537

ISBN-13: 9780525459538

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What a plan Fox has for tasting the tantalizing grapes hanging from a vine high in a tree. He keeps repeating 'I am silly. Clever. Smart. After all, I am a fox.' Margie Palatini and Barry Moser give an ingenious and hilarious twist to Aesop's fable, 'The Fox and the Grapes.' Many animals are recruited to help him get the grapes with a One, Two, Three plan.

Awards nominated: 2013 Monarch Nominee

Reviewed by: cj

Date read: 7/12/2010

ISBN-10: 0689802463

ISBN-13: 9780689802461

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Commenter: Rn, grade 45

Winner of the 2010 Children's Choice Book Award for Kindergarten to Second Grade, Lulu the Big Little Chick introduces us to Lulu, a young chick weary of being told she's too small to do anything she wants to do. When her mother says, 'Lulu, you are too little to go very far away from me,' this is the final straw, and Lulu decides to venture out into the wide world by herself. As she begins her journey to 'far, far away' she encounters animals who are convinced she's not big enough to be on her own. Can Lulu prove herself to everyone who says she's too little to do what she wants? This is a great choice for newly independent readers, but also makes an entertaining read-aloud pick for children not yet reading on their own.

Similar books: I'm Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen; Goodnight Lulu by Paulette Bogan

Awards won: 2010 Children's Choice Book Award

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 5/28/2010

ISBN-10: 159990344X

ISBN-13: 9781599903446

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