Based on a traditional folk tale
When the cock and the mouse refuses to help her with her chores, the little red hen does all the work herself. But her companions are all too eager to help eat up the delicious brown loaf that she makes. Do they deserve to share it? What do YOU think?
How to bake a wheatmeal cob recipe at back of book.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing - again and again!
There's always time for a five-minute story and this lively collection is filled with delightful stories about animals, magic, mermaids, and even a restless bathtub and travel plans! Well-loved traditional tales combine with contemporary favourites in this very special book. with enchanting illustrations by Steve Cox.
Contents:
The Little Wooden Horse from Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse by Ursula Moray Williams --Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen -- The Orchestra That Lost Its Voice by Geraldine McCaughrean -- Ostriches Can't Fly by Jeremy Strong -- Little Red Riding-Hood by Charles Perrault -- Miss Dose the Doctor's Daughter by Allan Ahlberg -- Ticky Picky Boom Boom by Pat Thomson -- A Thousand Yards of Sea by Adele Geras -- The Gingerbread Man (Traditional) -- Blessu by Dick King-Smith -- Hedgehogs Don't Eat Hamburgers by Vivian French -- Mrs Simkin's Bathtub by Linda Allen -- The Horrendous Hullabaloo by Margaret Mahy -- How the Leopard Got His Spots (Traditional) -- Puffling in a Pickle by Margaret Ryan -- Cold Feet by Susan Eames -- The Fish Cart by Ruth Manning-Sanders -- Wil's Tail by Hazel Hutchins -- the Three Billy Goats Gruff (Traditional).
Based on a traditional folk tale
