Summary:
All the animals in the woods loved Red Hen because she was kind and careful. She mended and sewed for everyone, asking for nothing but a 'please' and a 'thank you' in return." Unfortunately for Red Hen, Sly Fox's affection for her is in more of a culinary sort of way. Getting into her house on the pretense of needing his socks darned, he manages to get her in a sack and heads home for his kitchen. On the way he stops to rest, giving the clever chicken an opportunity to cut herself free, using the pair of sewing scissors she always keeps in her apron pocket. In her stead, she places a large stone in her captor's bag, which produces a scalding splash when he dumps it in his stew pot.

Genre:
It's an animal fantasy bool since the characters in this book are all animals acting like human.

Critiques:
1.The plot of this book is very attractive and the whole story is full of unexpected Insights. The book successfully make up two characters, the hen and the fox. Some part of the language are in musical rhythm. good for pre-school students to read
2. The media of this book is color pencil and water colors.

Comments on use:
Good for teachers reading- aloud. ( )

Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriateness: Second grade
Sly Fox, hungry for chicken soup, captures Red Hen in a sack and carries her toward his den.Red Hen is a talented seamstress, and after the fox stops to nap, she uses the sewing kit tucked in her apron to scissor her way free. It si a great read for young children, even if you are trapped in a bag by a fox, if you are clever and brave you can always escape.

This is a fantasy book because it is about animal talking but the setting is believable and the plot is logically consistent. ( )