The Little Red Hen

by J. P. Miller (Illustrator), Diane Muldrow (Editor)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Little Red Hen just wants to plant her wheat, but it’s easier said than done. This is a hilariously rereadable story about working together, and the illustrations are just precious.

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! Young children will learn a valuable lesson about teamwork from this funny, favorite folktale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307960306
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/01/2001
Series:	Little Golden Book Series
Edition description:	First Random House Edition
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	17,677
Product dimensions:	6.63(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.19(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

J.P. MILLER (1913-2001) illustrated many Golden Book titles from the 1940s through the 1970s, some written by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Kunhardt. Before becoming a children's book illustrator, Miller had worked in the Walt Disney Studio's elite Character Modeling Department, creating characters (such as the dwarf Dopey) for Disney's first feature film, Snow White. He later designed the character of the toy maker Geppetto for Pinocchio.

Editorial Reviews

Golden Books' rendition of this classic tale now comes in board book format, just right for little readers and a new generation of fans! With J. P. Miller's jovial illustrations from the 1950s, this charmer has the Little Red Hen planting, reaping, and carrying wheat, then making it into bread. As the familiar story goes, her barnyard pals won't help her until it's time to eat the bread, but she rightly chooses to do that most special part herself, too. Miller's artwork stands out as wonderfully as ever, with the characters dressed up in frolicsome outfits -- including the duck and goose in play clothes -- and countryside colors that give the story its fun retro appeal. A perfect little board book for sharing, this makes a marvelous addition to the Golden Books collections, offering a solid lesson in cooperation and hard work.

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