The Little Red Hen

Written by Paul Galdone

Narrated by Roberta Maxwell

An industrious, hardworking hen teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out in this classic story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Weston Woods
• Release date: Jan 1, 1991
• ISBN: 9780545258210

Paul Galdone

Paul Galdone was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1907 and emigrated to the United States in 1928. After finishing his studies at the Art Student League and the New York School of Industrial Design, Mr. Galdone worked in the art department of a major publishing house. He illustrated almost three hundred books, many of which he himself wrote. The winner of two Caldecott Honors, Mr. Galdone is fondly remembered for his lively style, bright earthy humor, and action-filled illustrations, which will continue to delight for generations to come. www.paulgaldone.com

Reviews for The Little Red Hen

[breezelindsey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Litte Hen is story of contributing to a team to get the ending results. The Hen asked for help with making her cake the entire tale. All her friends said no. The only time they said yes was when it was baked and the cake aroma filled the house. The hen said no and ate it all. I liked the book because it is easy to read out loud and it teaches a lesson without none of the characters getting killed(The Boy Who Cried Wolf).In the classroom1. I would ask the students to each tell me each a way they can help to contribute to a tean effort.2. Ask the students to volunteer to help out around thier school to allowthem to expeience how much fun it can be to be part of a team.

[mayalanda_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is an excellent rendition of the story. The illustrations are brilliant and really bring the story to life. We started with the simpler Byron Barton version of the story and shorty after read this one. My two year old loved both.

[ash13276 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed reading this book because this book was really big so therefore, the pictures were really big as well. There were not much to read, but a lot to look at which is always nice for the students. This book also had a reason behind it that a lot of students can connect with. The reason is that the students parent may ask for help but if they do not help then they will not be rewarded. Anyways, i will purchase this book before i become a teacher.

[tommyb_50 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good pictures, simplistic story line.

[hwallen_3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A classic fable about hard work and sharing. This story is most helpful in educating children how they should treat one another and like to be treated. Teaching values and ideals of friendship, it is a timeless classic.

[ml445 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Little Red Hen is folktale in children's literature. The book has repetition of words that kids can memorize. This helps children comprehend and feel like they are accomplishing reading. Overall, The Little Red Hen is a great book to read with kids.

[emkel753 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Little Red Hen is a classic Russian folktale. In the tale the little red hen finds a grain of wheat and she asks some of the other farm animals to help her plant it and they all had an excuse as to why they couldn't help her. She asks the farm animals to help with some other tasks and again they all deny her. In the end she bakes a beautiful loaf of bread and when she asks who will help her it all the farm animals volunteer. However, she politely declines their help as none of them would help her make the bread. The moral of the story is, "you reap what you sow."

[elpowers · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great rendition- cute pictures and good repetition. Great storytime book.

[kelsly93 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is a good example of showing the students that if you do not put forth an effort, then you are not going to get anything in return. Just like the red hen was doing all of the work on his own, he did not share what he got at the end.

[thnguyen-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book brings me back to 6th grade when I made a children book base on this story. The hen was doing all the chorus and she does everything for the mouse, cat and dog to help her. When she bakes the cake they all wanted some but she taught them a lesson that if they did not want to help they were not getting any cake. "The little Red Hen" by Paul Galdone will teach students that everyone have to put their share into a group work to get the work done.

[stoppe3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love the story of The Little Red Hen! First, I think it teaches a good lesson to readers. Hard-work will pay off, and being lazy will not. The Little Red Hen's friends are lazy and do not help her make the bread, therefore they are not able to eat it. I also like that even though there are many different versions of the story, the main message never changes. Next, I like that the story clearly illustrates a sequencing process of how the little red hen. Sequencing is a very common lesson in younger grades, and this book is perfect for readers to sequence! Finally, I enjoy the characters. The story describes the little red hen as "busy" and her friends as "lazy." Readers will understand these adjectives more after reading.

[anunez1-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In my opinion this is a good book. I say that it is only a good book because it is a beginner story that is short but memorable. As is the case of traditional literature stories, I did enjoy how the hen would ask questions along the way related to her initial discovery. This questioning pushes the reader to wonder why she is asking for help and why the other animals do not want to help her. In addition I enjoy how the responses given by the dog, cat, and duck are similar to the responses given by young children. This makes the story easy to read and understand. Lastly, I enjoyed how the pictures show the process of making the bread and how much work goes into this process. This gives children a different perspective on how bread is made. The big idea of the story is that nothing in life is free. In order to get a reward you have to put forth the effort.

[katelyndraper · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This very motivated red hen is stuck in a house with a lazy cat, dog, and mouse. She is the only one who will do all the household chores. When she find a package of wheat seeds she decides to plant them. The book follows her throughout turning the seeds into a baked cake. During each step the little red hen requests for assistance to which the dog, cat, and mouse all rely "not I". That is until the cake is ready to be eaten. The three learn that they must help to reap the benefits that come with hard work.

[csmith109 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In my opinion this is a great book. I really like the writing in this story. I find the little red hen to be very sassy especially at the end of the story when she says she'll eat the bread all on her own! The writing was also very engaging because it rhymed! Rhyming is a great way to keep readers engaged especially at a young age because it makes them giggle. Another aspect of this story that I really liked was the illustrations because they really enhanced the story and clarified any parts of the story that may have confused the reader. A reader may have been confused when the story was talking about growing the wheat because that is a process not everyone knows about. The illustrations allowed the reader to look and see what then hen was doing in order to grow and harvest the wheat. The main idea in this story is to always help your friends. You never know when you may need/want something from them (like some bread!).

[jkk011 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is about a hen needing help to harvest wheat but when she asks no one slightly help until she asked who would help her eat the bread. Then everyone wanted to help. This book teaches students how to help others and it can also be used for sequencing and prediction.

[maryconner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A classic tale and one that teaches a good lesson. In the end, the mouse, cat, and dog learn that they have to help with the housework or they are not going to reap the rewards (eating cake for example). This is a great introduction to traditional tales and would be a fun one to use with the elementary grades. My kindergartner understood the message of this story right away.

[sunnysturdivant · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Summary - The little red hen asks the rat,cat, and pup to help her plant, cut, shuck, and cook her corn. However, the rat, cat, and pup are always too busy playing to help the little red hen with her corn. After the little red hen cooked her corn the rat, cat, and pup wanted to help her eat her corn, but she said they didnt help her prepare the corn so they could not help her eat her corn.Personal Reaction - I think this book is a grerat example of if a person doesnt put fourth effort and help someone, then you shouldnt expect to get the end result. The rat, cat, and pup didnt help then hen so they shouldnt expect to get to eat her food. This would be a good lesson or example to teach children. Classroom Extension -(a) As a teacher I could use this book to teach my class about work ethic and to always help others, because in the end you could get something good out of it. We could discuss work ethic and why its nice to help other people. (b) When I read this book to my class I could bring pop corn for my students to eat as I read the book to them.