The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Book)

By Diane Muldrow (editor), J.P. Miller (illustrator),

Book cover of The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Book)

Book description

Beloved illustrator J. P. Miller’s graphic, colorful farm animals seem to jump right off the page—but they aren’t jumping to help the Little Red Hen plant her wheat! Young children will learn a valuable lesson about teamwork from this funny, favorite folktale.

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1 author picked The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Book) as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I recommend this Little Golden book because it would be a great avenue for discussion with adults and kids about the importance of self-reliance, hard work, and sharing. I think that what is taught about sharing resources among those who only contributed is not correct in all cases though. Some people may not be able to contribute because of their own personal circumstances (like due to their financial status, and health condition) but that doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve to have the right to those resources. Aside from the morals being taught, this book has very pretty illustrations. I…

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