Wednesday, 10 April 2019
"The Little Green Hen" by Alison Murray (Hodder Children's Books)
"The Little Green Hen" by Alison Murray is the story of the titular chick who is fortunate enough to live in a beautiful apple tree.
The Little Green Hen tends it lovingly every day - pruning, sowing new seeds and keeping the pests at bay. It's not an easy task, and soon The Little Green Hen decides to ask her friends for help.
Peacock is too busy!
Cat's schedule is packed.
As for fox? Well he's really not going to be any good at all.
But soon there's a catastrophe, and as a storm floods the countryside the aforementioned animals realise that there's only one safe haven - the Little Green Hen's Apple Tree Home!
Will she let the animals shelter in her tree?
It's up to you to find out in this lovely adaptation of a classic tale.
Sum this book up in a sentence: A lovely nod to the original Little Red Hen with some interesting twists and touches to raise it a cut above the rest.
"The Little Green Hen" by Alison Murray is out now, published by Hodder Children's Books (kindly supplied for review).
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