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Nov 11, 2002 | ISBN 9780142301890 | 3-7 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Sep 01, 1999 | ISBN 9780525459538 | 3-7 years Buy
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Nov 11, 2002 | ISBN 9780142301890 | 3-7 years
Sep 01, 1999 | ISBN 9780525459538 | 3-7 years
The story of the industrious Little Red Hen is not a new one, but when this particular hen spies a can of tomato sauce in her cupboard and decides to make a pizza, the familiar tale takes on a fresh new twist. Kids will love following along as the hen, with no help from her friends the duck, the dog, and the cat, goes through the steps of making a pizza-shopping for supplies, making the dough, and adding the toppings. But despite their initial resistance, the hen’s friends come through in the end and help out in a refreshing and surprising way.
Kids love pizza, and they will love this cleverly illustrated, up-to-date retelling of the traditional Little Red Hen story. In this new version, the intrepid fowl spies a can of tomato sauce in her cupboard and knows it’s time to make a lovely little pizza.
Children will enjoy following the process of making a pizza as the Little Red Hen–who can get no help from the duck, the dog, or the cat–buys an appropriate pan, kneads the dough, cuts and chops vegetables (and other stuff) for a fabulous topping, and bakes a humongous pizza (“It was lovely, but it wasn’t little”). Despite many a “Not I,” the duck, the dog, and the cat finally do help out (of course) in ways that will surprise and delight young readers.
Amy Walrod‘s exuberant, witty cut-paper art combines interesting composition with humorous expression and detail to create a world that gives a special accent to the offbeat adaptation.
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