For over 40 years, this classic fairytale has delighted children and adults alike. This new "Ladybird" title combines a faithful retelling with rich, vibrant artwork, promising to reintroduce the magic of these timeless tales to those who loved them while casting a spell upon a new generation of readers.
This book is part of a book series called Ladybird Tales .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Alan Durant is an established children's author who has written several books for young adults as well as fiction for young children, picture books and poetry. He has previously compiled Red Hot Reads: Vampire Stories for Kingfisher. He lives in Surrey. David Kearney, a talented black-and-white line artist with particular expertise in sports provides a full-page, action-packed illustration for each story. Puffin Books is the children's imprint of British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world.
This book contains the following story:
The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat and asks the other animals if they will help her to plant them. They will not. Neither will they help her to cut the wheat, have it ground into flour or made into bread. But when the Little Red Hen asks if the animals would like to help her eat the bread they are all totally up for it. However, the Little Red Hen refuses to share her bread with the animals who didnt do any of the work to make it.
