Henny Penny

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Summary: Henny Penny
Review: Henny Penny is a old english folk story about a hen who is one day gathering acorns.When one hits her on the head and she is convinced that the sky is fallling.So natraly she feels its her duty to tell the king. Along the way she meets some of her friends and ask them to join her on her quest to tell the king. Though when they almost get to the kings palace they meet Foxy Loxy who tricks them.

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Summary: Henny Penny needs some worky lurky
Review: NOT to be confused with the tale of the little red hen. We�ve all heard, at one time or another, the tale of silly Henny Penny. Hit on the head by an acorn the silly chicken is convinced that the sky is falling. Running to tell the king she meets up with a range of different avian types until finally coming to crafty Foxy Loxy. This 1968 creation undoubtedly won many a supporter back in its day. A classic story, it deserved a classy set-up. Unfortunately, the book has not aged as well as it might have. Illustrator Paul Galdone�s story is a bit dull for a while, and then it suddenly becomes a little shocking at the end. In true fairy tale fashion, Foxy Loxy and his brood have a �fine feast� from their silly feathered friends. There�s nothing particularly gratuitous about this. You don�t see Henny Penny & Friends actually eaten. Nor are there any leftover remains when we view the parting shot of Foxy Loxy and his family. On the other hand, children who (for whatever reason) have grown attached to the silly birds aren�t going to enjoy the black page that simply reads, �From that day to this Turkey Lurkey, Goosey Loosey, Ducky Lucky, Cocky Locky, and Henny Penny have never been seen again�. I dunno. Maybe I�m being too modern. If the children of the late 1960s could take this book, shouldn�t we assume our kids can today?

Perhaps. On the other hand, there�s no getting around the fact that the book is (forgive me, but it is true) not particularly well illustrated. It�s not badly illustrated, mind you. Just the same, the pictures aren�t anything to crow about. They�re flat. Colored occasionally in red, green or yellow. The three color palette may suit some, but it does grow a little wearisome to the wandering eye. If you�re dead set on introducing your kids to the tale of Henny Penny, I suggest you seek out other more entrancing versions of this tale. For all its age and maturity, this is a simultaneously dull and shocking book to be reading the kiddie set at night.

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Summary: Henny Penny needs some worky lurky
Review: NOT to be confused with the tale of the little red hen. We've all heard, at one time or another, the tale of silly Henny Penny. Hit on the head by an acorn the silly chicken is convinced that the sky is falling. Running to tell the king she meets up with a range of different avian types until finally coming to crafty Foxy Loxy. This 1968 creation undoubtedly won many a supporter back in its day. A classic story, it deserved a classy set-up. Unfortunately, the book has not aged as well as it might have. Illustrator Paul Galdone's story is a bit dull for a while, and then it suddenly becomes a little shocking at the end. In true fairy tale fashion, Foxy Loxy and his brood have a 'fine feast' from their silly feathered friends. There's nothing particularly gratuitous about this. You don't see Henny Penny & Friends actually eaten. Nor are there any leftover remains when we view the parting shot of Foxy Loxy and his family. On the other hand, children who (for whatever reason) have grown attached to the silly birds aren't going to enjoy the black page that simply reads, 'From that day to this Turkey Lurkey, Goosey Loosey, Ducky Lucky, Cocky Locky, and Henny Penny have never been seen again'. I dunno. Maybe I'm being too modern. If the children of the late 1960s could take this book, shouldn't we assume our kids can today?

Perhaps. On the other hand, there's no getting around the fact that the book is (forgive me, but it is true) not particularly well illustrated. It's not badly illustrated, mind you. Just the same, the pictures aren't anything to crow about. They're flat. Colored occasionally in red, green or yellow. The three color palette may suit some, but it does grow a little wearisome to the wandering eye. If you're dead set on introducing your kids to the tale of Henny Penny, I suggest you seek out other more entrancing versions of this tale. For all its age and maturity, this is a simultaneously dull and shocking book to be reading the kiddie set at night.

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Summary: Parents:A great story to reinforce or introduce rhyming
Review: Rhyming patterns help with spelling. A student can see the endings of words are the same and follow the patterns for other unfamiliar words. This makes decoding and spelling unknown words easier: Henny, Penny, Lenny, etc. fox, box, lox, pox. Follow-up with any Dr.Seuss book to reinforce rhyming and spelling.