Red Hen and Sly Fox

by Vivian French, Sally Hobson (Illustrator)

A kind and clever hen manages to outwit the sneaky fox that hopes to make her his next dinner.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Vivian June Isoult French MBE was born in 1945 and educated at Exeter University.
Vivian French was best known in school for being extremely skinny and for talking a lot. At school she developed an attachment to words and later became an actor, then a storyteller, and finally a writer of children's books. She is the author of more than two hundred books. Ms. French lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has four grown daughters.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Using her handy-dandy sewing kit, a little red hen manages to outfox a hungry fox. This one had a familiar feel to it . . . based on a folktale, perhaps?

With bright and charming illustrations by Sally Hobson.

[Juliana Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Folktale flavor. Red Hen sews for all the animals in the woods. But when Sly Fox brings her a pair of socks to darn, he captures her in a bag and carries her through the woods for his dinner. But the trick is on Fox. Read to see how Red Hen gets away.

[Kinnley Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Little Red Hen and the Sly Fox is a story about attempted murder of a hen but as her senses get the best of her, she is able to escape from the fox's hold and break free. I think the underlying message of the book is be careful of who you trust. The hen agreed to sew the fox's socks and invited her into her home, then boom he tries to eat her! There are people in this world who have intentions that go against you for their own good, but that doesn't mean you should be kind to others. That just means you should not invite other people into your home, just fix their socks and send them back later. A very good lesson to teach our youth.

[Y.Poston]

A very colorful trickster tale!

[Lexi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My nephew and I liked this book/ trying to hit my reading goal

[Ashlee · Rating 3 out of 5]

French, V., & Hobson, S. (1995). Red Hen and Sly Fox. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

I recommend this book for young beginning readers that can give students their own imagination and great to let students make up their own story or have their own reading time to read on their owns. Even though I recommend this beginning readers book I do think children that aren't at reading level understand the wording and read can still enjoy the illustrations in the book and picture their own story.

[Caitlan Jett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading Level: K-2.0
Interest Level: K-2

A wonderful story for those beginning readers but also a great story to let students read on their own or to come up with their own story using along the illustrations that appear in the book. Younger students will love this book, even those who are not of age to read yet will still get enjoyment out of the illustrations in the book.

[Shahmeer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read that book a long time ago

[Azriana Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 1st graders liked this book. After reading it, they went back to their desks at wrote alternate endings if the hen did not escape. Reading their work was so fun!

[The Brothers · Rating 2 out of 5]

A rather dull story about a fox trying to eat a hen. This hen happens to sew for all the animals of forest.

Bland illustrations.l