Author: David Ezra Stein
Illustrator: David Ezra Stein
Readability Scores: Interest Level=k-2, Grade level equivalent=2.2, Lexile=300L, DRA=20, Guided reading=L
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Bedtime story
Theme: Storytelling, bedtime, fairy tales
Primary and Secondary Characters: Primary=Little red chicken, papa, Secondary=fairy tale characters
Awards: 2011 Caldecott Honor Book
Publication Date: 2010
Publishing Compancy: Candlewick Press
ISBN number: 9780763641689
Summary: It is bedtime for Little red chicken, and as Papa starts reading a story he encounters a problem. Little red chicken keeps interrupting each fairy tale story by putting herself into the story and finishing with the Little red chicken saving the day. After a few attempts, Papa runs out of stories. He asks Little red chicken to write him a story, and when she starts reading her story to Papa, she puts him to sleep. The story ends with both chickens asleep.
Applications for teaching: This book could be used to introduce fairy tales such as Hansel and Gretel, Chicken Little, and Little Red Riding Hood because they are the stories Papa is trying to read. This book could also be used as a pre-writing activity. The story Little red chicken writes is shown within the book. This would be a wonderful book to read prior to having students write their own bedtime story.
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