* Henny Penny by Jane Wattenburg              2000



This is a traditional story because it is a classic folk tale.  It is an easy reader and is intended for younger children k-3rd grade.

This is a remake of the classic tale of Henny Penny, who gets hit in the head with an acorn and believes that the sky is falling.  She decides she must worn the king, and takes off to go tell him.  On her way she runs into many different characters whom want to also go worn the king that the sky is falling.   These include Turkey Lurkey, Cocky Locky, Gander Lander, and the mean Foxy Loxy, who only wants to get the goose and her friends into his lair to eat them.  He says there is a short cut and sends them right through his home and traps them and begins to eat all of them.  Henny Penny gets away and runs home, where she lays her egg and forgets all about telling the king the sky is falling.

This story has great illustrations, uses mixed media and is a remake of the classic childrens story of Henny Penny.  I do believe that this story is sad and may hurt the children because Foxy Loxy eats many of the characters. 


genre: traditional
year: 2000
level: easy reader k-3