Mary Finch, Retold by, Roberta Arenson, Illustrator, Mary Finch, Author , illus. by Roberta Arenson. Barefoot $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-84148-349-8
Finch (The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat) and Arenson (One, Two, Skip a Few!) play up this familiar tale's lean but highly satisfying narrative trajectory. With the immediacy and economy of a skilled storyteller, Finch includes just enough
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Mary Finch, Author, Elisabeth Bell, Illustrator Barefoot Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-84148-087-9
PreS-Gr 2-This traditional tale of the little red hen who finds an ear of wheat and tries to get her companions to help her in planting it is well-translated into Spanish. At every step of the process, her housemates, the rooster and the mouse,...
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Mary Finch, illus. by Kate Slater. Barefoot, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-84686-751-4
Originally published in 1999 as The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat, this retelling returns with innovative new art by Slater (ABC London). Finch’s (The Three Billy Goats Gruff) storytelling is concise and straightforward, with the hen’s...
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