Out of the Egg

Such a cute twist to the tale I grew up listening to. It's interesting to see that the red hen's own baby would say that her mom's decision is mean. Kids are so innocent.

Little Red Hen is one of my favorite tales. Story is not 'fractured' but rebuilt and expanded. Themes of "Unto the next generation" and "the Children shall Lead." Terrific art; don't miss the details like "Knot Eye." Highly recommended to all fans of traditional folk tales and fables, and to families. I read it twice in a row and will look for more by the author-illustrator.

See my Listopia for more Little Red Hen stories and please add any books that explore the theme, even if they are books for older children or adults. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15839.The_Little_Red_Hen

A red hen stumbles upon a green seed in which she plants and nurtures. None of her friends want to take part in nurturing the growing seed and the red hen has to do it all by herself. By the time she has a chick of her own, the seed has grown into a big tree. Having grown bitter after the animals who refused to help her she refused to let their children play by the tree with her chick. The chick teaches his mother and readers the importance of showing kindness even when other's aren't so kind. This is a tough lesson, many should remember, not only for young readers but adults in the real world.

This was a modern take to the familiar story of "The Little Red Hen," with modern skylines and technology included in the illustrations. After the seed was planted and cared for by the Little Red Hen, neglected by the Pig, Rat, and Cat, the story continues to show the animals having had children as well. The baby red chick confronts its mother when the Red Hen does not want to allow the children of the Pig, Cat, and Rat come to play under the tree since there was no help in planting and raising it. The baby red chick sees the injustice in that and gives the children a chance, the Red Hen even giving them new seeds to take home at the end of the day. I figure the moral of the story is to not blame the children for what the parents may show more have done or taught them; children are their own people too. show less

In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen story, the Red Hen must deal with a Fat Cat, Dirty Rat, and Greedy Pig who won't help her care for her little green seed, her little tree, the weeds that grow up around it, or the beautiful tree that results. When she lays a beautiful white egg and hatches a little red chick, she allows her chick to play under the tree but sends her old friends' kids away. In a new twist, though, the little chick convinces her mother that she has been mean, and the Red Hen changes her mind and invites the little animals to play, sending them each home with a little green seed at the end.

Out of the Egg is a twist on the traditional tale of The Little Red Hen. In this story the hen finds a seed and asks other animals to help her watch it. They all tell her no many times. When the hen nurtures the seed into a great big tree with plenty of shade, the hen chooses to lay her egg there. When the egg hatches and all the other animals want to come and play the hen told them no. The baby chick however told the hen that was mean and she should let all the animals go play. The moral of the story is to treat others how you would want to be treated.

This story takes the classic story of the Little Red Hen and adds a Little Red Chick. It begins the same but the addition of the chick changes the moral of the story. It has a surprise, catchy ending that makes this book a fun story to share after reading the original. I would like to use this story to set up a writing assignment in which students add a character or in some other way alter a classic tale.