Alison Murray

A little girl explains how she does not always fit her nickname, little mouse, but it is perfect for when she is cuddling with her mother.

"A timely retelling plays off "The Little Red Hen" with an environmental slant. On top of a hill, inside an old and very fruitful apple tree, lives Little Green Hen. She prunes the tree's branches, rids it of pests, and sows its seeds so that more trees will grow. But soon the work proves too much, and Little Green Hen seeks some help. Dog (who loves sticks), Sparrow (who loves bugs), and Squirrel (who loves burying things) are glad to pitch in....

Retells Aesop's famous fable of the race between the speedy hare and the slow, steady tortoise.

Illustrations and rhyming text encourage the reader to count from one to ten when a mischievous puppy runs off with his owner's shoe.