Hattie and the Fox

Hattie And The Fox is a great story about a chicken who tries to warn her friends of danger. I like this book because of the wonderful illustrations and the moral of the story and would use it in my classroom to describe honesty and caution. This book is suitable for grades 2 and 3.

Summary: Hattie spies something slowly creeping out from the bushes, and tries to warn the other farm animals, but no one is interested until they learn that--oh my!--it's a fox!

Review: As I read this book, I was reminded of the story, "The Little Red Hen." Part of that was because the main character was a hen, talking to other animals, but the other part of that was the repetitious nature of the tale; none of the barnyard animals have much to say that is original. All they do is repeat themselves, unconcernedly going about their lazy business, until they see the fox. Then, oh do they move! I really loved the ending, with the cow mooing loudly to scare away the fox...I did not see that one coming! I also found the illustrations really show more interesting because they are somewhat abstract in style, which I think complements the author's simplistic writing style. This really is a charming book.

Central Idea of Hattie and the Fox: It is important to listen to what your friends have to say. show less

Hattie is a hen living on a farm who is very observant in comparision to all of the other farm animals. She sees a nose at first peaking through the bushes and page by page she sees more and more of this lurking animal. Finally, the fox comes leaping out from the bushes but Hattie knows better and scares the fox away by yelling Moo! in order to scare him. She successfully saves herself and her friends who finally believe her. This book includes alot of repetition and would be fun to act out for young children as it includes various farm animals that can be incoporated. It also is a good way to explain the difference between lying about something, and telling the truth and not having someone believe you.

Hattie and the Fox is a story about Hattie the chicken warning the other farm animals about a fox and the courage of the cow standing up to the fox. I enjoyed this book because it's repetition is engaging and makes the reader want more of the story to discover what animal is hiding in the bushes. This book is age appropriate for grades K-2.

Hattie and the Fox is a great predictable animal fantasy book that engages the readers. I like it because the repetition is great for young readers to follow along, and it is a great book for learning farm animals. I would use it in my classroom for PreK-2 grades for lessons about animals.

"Hattie and the Fox" is about a hen who says she can see something in the bushes. She continues to say that she sees something in the bushes as more parts of the animal appear but nobody believes her. Eventually the Fox emerges and everyone tries to flee. Everyone except the cow who scares it away.

I would use this in my classroom as both a participation and an anticipation book. The students could be separated into the different animals in the group and repeat what their animal says in the book, but they could also try to predict what will happen next.

Recommended age group: 3-7 years

Hattie is a chicken on a farm who discovers something in the bushes. She desperately tries to warn her friends but can she warn them in time? A good book for the very young. It is also a fun book to read out loud. There is a lot of repitition which help young children anticipate what is coming next. It is also short so can capture the short attnetion span of a baby. Another good book from Mem Fox.