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The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier, Sonia Sanchez

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worldlibraries's review against another edition

5.0

Any educator will instantly recognize this transformative use of The Little Red Hen folktale. I appreciate that the author did not explicitly state that her brothers were rude to her because she was a girl. Because this isn't stated, we can surmise that they wouldn't help because they were lazy. It puts their lack of action on them and doesn't deflect their laziness with an excuse.

The illustrations were fun, colorful and loveable. I predict this is a class read-aloud that will be used over and over again.

heisereads's review against another edition

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4.0

Love this story! Girl power, a family that is representative of many of my students' families, and a message about being helpful. Such a cute book!

rhodesee's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a such a fun and unique take on the Little Red Hen! Loved it!

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5.0

Great take on the story of The Little Red Hen. Awesome girl power, too!

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4.0

This book would be a good story for younget elementary school students. It is about a little girl who builds a fort and none of her friends want to help her. It is a take on The Littl Red Hen. I never knew how many versions of the Little Red Hen existed until reading the Author's Note in this book. It would be fun to read several versions with your students and discuss the similarities and differences of the stories.