The Little Red Hen, Florence White Williams
The Little Red Hen, Florence White Williams
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The Little Red Hen

Author: Florence White Williams

Narrator: Lorena Romero

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: LibraryCall

Published: 05/16/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

The little red hen asks her barnyard companions for help as she works to plant and harvest wheat, make flour, and bake some bread. But no one else does any of the work—and so no one else gets any of the reward. This classic story has been told and retold countless times.

About Florence White Williams

Florence White Williams (1895–1953) primarily worked as an artist and illustrator whose work included illustrated editions of The Little Red Hen and The Story of Little Black Sambo.

About Lorena Romero

Lorena Romero is an author, narrator, certified Spanish translator, and a public librarian specializing in early literacy and outreach to Spanish-speaking communities. She loves to write stories that Spanish-speaking children may relate to, often drawing on her own experiences growing up as a child in Mexico City, and as a teenager in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Auryllia on February 27, 2026

omg i love how this folktale served me a lesson with its timeless writing style! by the way... who... will.........more

Goodreads review by Katie on June 23, 2015

A hen finds a letter and decides to take it to the king to read it. She starts her journey and runs into a fox. The fox goes along with her, he climbs in her basket. They walk by a river and the river wants to come too. So, the river jumps in her basket. She comes to a fire. He comes too. She gets t......more

Goodreads review by Sydnee on September 09, 2013

This book can be used to help promote discussion between children.It could be considered a controversial topic since the red hen did not share her bread. However, you could read this to children and then have a discussion over what they think the hen should have done: shared her bread or not shared.......more