The Little Red Hen - by Jerry Pinkney (Hardcover)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The beloved tale of the hardworking hen and her lazy neighbors is retold in this glowing, gorgeous edition by Caldecott Honor winner Jerry Pinkney, who has created a definitive interpretation of the fable. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Caldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney enlivens the beloved fable with cheerful and classically beautiful illustrations, making this the ideal edition for every child's library. </b> <p/>As he did with his Caldecott-winning<i> The Lion and the Mouse</i>, Jerry Pinkney has masterfully adapted this story of the hardworking hen and her lazy neighbors. Its Golden Rule message and sassy finale are just as relevant and satisfying as ever. Read it in tandem with Pinkney's <i>Puss in Boots</i> and <i>The Tortoise and the Hare </i>or David Wiesner's <i>The Three Pigs</i>. <p/> <br>Perfect [for] sharing with one listener, or a crowd. --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> (starred review) <p/>"Cheerful [and] luminous. Kids will gleefully chime in."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review) <p/>"A lush light-filled rendition of a folktale staple."--<i>School Library Journal</i> (starred review)<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>...perfect, as are the pictures, for sharing with one listener, or a crowd. <b> -Kirkus Reviews, starred review</b><p>"Cheerful [and] luminous. Kids will gleefully chime in."<b>--Publishers Weekly, starred review</b><p>"A lush light-filled rendition of a folktale staple."<b>--School Library Journal, starred review</b><p></p></p></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jerry Pinkney is one of America's most admired children's book illustrators. He has won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five <i>New York Times</i> Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. Recently a member of the National Council of the Arts and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has also served on the U.S. Postal Service Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Jerry Pinkney lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Westchester County, New York.
Price History
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us