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32 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| July, 2006
|
TradeISBN 1-58234-706-9$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sophie Windham.
French's version of the traditional story provides a happy ending for the poultry. An uncharacteristically quick-witted Henny recognizes their peril when the fox sets a single place for dinner, and she engineers an escape. Windham's colored-pencil illustrations provide child-pleasing details, such as the empty cans and banana peels cluttering the fox's den. Hot cornbread all around guarantees a satisfying conclusion.