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32 pp.
| Houghton |
March, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-618-73741-3$12.95
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When the Little Red Hen's chick wants to play with the offspring of those layabouts who wouldn't help her, the hen has to reconsider her isolationist position. Yes, the theme is adult, but the telling is spare and sprightly and the primness is offset by mischievous visual details. The small, square trim size frames black woodcuts accented with red and green.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2007