Tina MatthewsReseñas

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.½

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.

The story is about a little red hen who finds a little green seed. She then looks for other people to help her plant and care for the seed that later becomes a big tree. Where she chooses to lay her egg for her baby hen. The red hen was rejected by all her friends when it came to taking care of the tree so when there kids came to play she had told them that she would not open the gate for them to come in. The baby hen however told her that, that would be mean of her and she agreed and i feel like it sends a message of treating others how you would like to be treated.

Summary: A hen finds a seed and nurtures it everyday until it grows into a tree. One day the tree grows and becomes a safe place for the hen to lay her egg there.

This story is about how red hen had to get things done herself. Her chick came along and reminded her to be nice to others even if you haven't seen the other side.

44 months - Great illustrations, wood cut style but story is weak.

This cute story is the retelling of the traditional tale, The Little Red Hen. In this version, Matthews tells the story with a modern twist, using activities that today's kids can relate to. After being told "no" repeatedly by her friends, the little red hen lays an egg beneath her tree. When her chick hatches out and the other animals' babies want to come play in the shade of the tree, the little red hen has to rethink her initial "no" response, when the little red chick tells her that she's being mean.

This book talks about a red hen who plants a seed and asks for help from a pig, cat, and rat. They disagree to help the hen out. The tree eventually grows and the hen's chick hatches. The rat, pig, and cat asks the hen if they can play under the tree but the hen quickly says no. The chick tells her mom that they can play. This book shows the importance of being kind and sharing. I would read this to my classroom to help them understand the importance of these concepts.½

This book is the story of a little red hen. The little red hen finds a green seed and needs someone to help him plant the seed. The hen asks all the other animals to help him and no one will help him plant the seed, so he did it himself. The hen needs to water the seed and no one would help him, so he did it himself. The winter came and the tree needed to sheltered. The hen couldn't find anyone to help him, so he did it himself. The tree grew big and one day the hen laid an egg in a safe place under the tree. A little red chick hatched out of the egg. The other animals had babies, all the little babies wanted to play under the tree. The red hen said not under his tree. The little red chick said that was mean and the red hen said maybe I should invite them back. The little chick said I will invite them back myself. The moral to this story is to be nice to others even if they may not have done things for you. The little chick taught the red hen the lesson. I recommend this book to k-3.

A red hen finds a green seed and asks the fat cat, mouse and a pig for help many times to grow the seed, but they did not want to help so she did it herself. When the tree grew bigger, the red hen laid her egg under the tree and it finally hatched. Later the little cat, pig and mouse wanted to play under the tree but the red hen wouldn't let them. The little hen asked them to play under the tree and they did. She gave them all a green seed to plant when they go home.

very cute book! A transformation of the classic tale, The Little Red Hen.

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.

This book is a similar story as the "The Little Red Hen". The main difference is the addition of the next generation of animals and how they should not be blamed by the lack of help their parents did to the hen. I love this book as much as I loved to hear "The Little Red Hen" one (in Portuguese) when I was a child.
I already taught my students in Brazil about helping each other using the "The Little Red Hen". I am sure I will use this book in my classroom to teach students about helping others and not blaming others by what they did.
Reading Journal: count as 1 Traditional Literature Story.

A wonderful adaptation of Chicken Little.

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 have done or taught them; children are their own people too.

A Red Hen plants a green seed and keeps asking her friends the pig, rat and cat if they are going to help her grow it, cut it, plant it and so on. None of them wanted to help her, until the tree grew big enough for the animals to play under it.

This book shows what a little persistence and hard work can do if you really put your mind into something. The hen in the book asks for everyones help to plant the grass and care for it, to plant the tree and take care of that as well. The other animals say that they want nothing to do with what she is doing. When she is done the other animals ask if they ca join her and she says no. Her baby though comes out and says that she should share with others so she agrees and they all enjoy this new area together.

Genre: Folktale
Review: The author does a good job of staying true to the genre of folktale because the story uses repetition and teaches good morals and life lessons. The moral of this story is the importance of helping others. The hen needs help, but the other characters do not help, yet in the end the hen shares the reward with them.
Setting: The setting is told through both the words and the pictures. The pictures bring more life to the setting by showing the hen trying to take care of her seed and how the wind, rain, and sun work against her. It aso shows how the other characters react to her questions of asking for help. Without the pictures, the story would lack detail and leave the reader wondering what is happening.
Media: Japanese woodblock prints, printed by hand

When hens child comes out and says that hen should indeed share with the other animals it teaches children a good lesson that they need to share as well. This book demonstrates hard work and what can get accomplished if you try hard enough.

Taking the familiar tale and style of the Chicken Little, this story has twist that brings a lesson for today. The illustrations are woodblock prints with fascinating details. The characters live up to their names.... Fat Cat, Greedy Pig and Dirty Rat. The book is hopeful that our children will do better than us.

This is a take from the folktale of The Little Red Hen. The story is about helping others, being kind, and to always share. The illustrations were boring.

a great tale of a little chick who comes out of an egg and has a mind of its own

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.

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.