The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen 
by Jerry Pinkney

This is a wonderful rendition of the classic story of The Little Red Hen. As I was reading along to the kids, we talked about how hard working and diligent the hen was and how lazy the other animals were. As with most versions of this story, the kids chimed in with "Not I" as the animals refused to help the hen. However, they were excited to see that the farmer in the story was "brown like them." This is, of course, a great story to teach about diligence! We enjoyed it!!!

In the Tall, Tall Grass

In the Tall, Tall Grass
by Denise Fleming

Follow along as a little caterpillar walks through and observes all of the different animals and sounds in the tall, tall grass. My kids enjoyed this book mostly because we acted about the sounds and actions of the various animals. The boy on the cover of the book only appears there and on the first page. The caterpillar and the other animals debut for the remainder of the book.