The little red hen knows what she wants and is willing to work hard for it. Children's Books Read aloud for your entertainment. Our KidsSoup Resource Library contains a wide range of different activities related to the theme of The Little Red Hen. The Little Small Red Hen by N/A and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. The Little Red Hen is an old folk tale of the fable type. Cat, Dog, and Mouse like to spend their days being lazy and sleeping, which causes Hen to do all of the work around the home. said the cat. It won the 2006 New Yrok Times 10 best Illustrated books of the year and ALA Notable children book. 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! What we liked about the book is how it flowed … She bit it gently and found that it resembled a worm in no way whatsoever as to taste although because it was long and slender, a Little Red Hen might easily be fooled by its appearance. There was none left at all for the cat, or the goose, or the rat. But none of her friends seem interested in helping her make some yummy bread. When the hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers: "‘Not I!’ … Little Red Hen Activities. She asks a cat, dog, and a bird to help her with the work to plant and grow the wheat, but they all refused to help. The Little Red Hen would be considered a traditional literature book. Little Red Hen Books. The classic folk tale of the little red hen, retold by Florence White Williams. The story is applied in teaching children the virtues of work ethic and personal initiative. said the mouse." At the end of book she enjoys the treat. But because they did not help with the work the hen did not share the bread. Excerpt from the Little Red Hen: Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard. When the hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers: `Not I!' said the dog. No one will help. She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms. Little Red Hen Learning Activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. It was a Wheat Seed, but the Little Red Hen was so accustomed to bugs and worms that she supposed this to be some new and perhaps very delicious kind of meat. When the hen made the bread the animals could smell it and came running. The Little Red Hen is a classic story that all children love. The Little Red Hen, written by Paul Galdone, is a story about four animals (Hen, Cat, Dog, and Mouse) living together in a cozy little house. `Not I!' Read 7 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Author of The Little Red Hen, Frosty the Snowman, and Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book … `Not I!' She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching everywhere for worms. Age Range: 4 - 8 years. She works all hard from planting a wheat seed to baking a bread. I read the Little Golden Book version of the story. Fable (fiction), 192 words, Level G (Grade 1), Lexile 340L . It was a Wheat Seed, but the Little Red Hen was so accustomed to bugs and worms that she supposed this to be some new and perhaps very delicious kind of meat. There was none left at all for the cat, or the goose, or the rat.