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The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

Flora, an Ameraucana chicken, goes on an adventure with Marge, the farmer's wife, while the rest of the flock waits anxiously at Featherfield Farm. They wonder why Flora was taken away and imagine where she is going. While the hens ponder her fate, Flora has the time of her life. Marge learns something new about Flora, and the children in Essex are amazed at Flora's ability. After all, isn't Flora just a chicken? Colorful illustrations highlight the...

After collecting eggs from all over the world, hatching them, and raising her blended family, Hattie's brood is ready to leave her loving nest and take off on their own adventures.

A retelling of a traditional folktale, in which Shaina finds Izzy Pippik's hen and decides to care for the animal until its owner comes to get it, but after dozens of eggs begin to hatch and the chicks run amok throughout the town, Shaina will have to fight to protect the birds.

Universal story about the love between a a parent and a child.

Mama Hen is determined to find the very best place to lay her egg. But there's a snake in the cave, a cat in the meadow, a porcupine in the leaves, and a fox in the tall grass. What's a hen to do? Keep looking! Round and round she goes until--at last--Mama Hen makes a wonderful discovery.

Higgledy Piggledy loves to dance but what good is a dancing hen? The other animals can do much more useful things like pulling the cart, giving milk and making wool. Then one afternoon, Max the kitten is in trouble and none of the other animals can help. Perhaps Higgledy Piggledy and her dancing can save the day?

A retelling of the tale about the little red hen and the friends who won't help her prepare her bread, but want to help her eat it.

Designed to help the development of sound literacy skills in children learning to read and spell three letter words. This book focuses on three letter words with middle e sound. Includes attached interactive letter wheel.