Holy Squawkamole!: Little Red Hen Makes Guacamole

by Susan Wood, Laura González (Illustrator)

Overview

This tasty takeonthe classic Little Red Hen story has a deliciously spicy twist!
 
Yum, guacamole! That’s what Little Red Hen craves, and she could use some help gathering and mashing the ingredients. So she asks her friends, including an armadillo, snake, and iguana, to lend a hand. Every one just says “no.” But after Little Red Hen works hard to make the scrumptious fresh guac, all the animals want a taste. In a fun departure from the original tale, Little Red Hen cooks up a comeuppance for the slackers that they’ll never forget!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454941415
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	02/28/2020
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	3 - 18 Years

About the Author

Susan Wood is an award-winning author of books for young readers, including American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood (Abrams, 2017) and the upcoming Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless She Persisted (Abrams, 2018). She lives in Norfolk, VA. Learn more about Susan and her books at susanwoodbooks.com.

Laura González is an illustrator who works in traditional and digital mediums. She is a member of the Mexican Association of Illustrators, and lives in Monterrey, Mexico.

Editorial Reviews

Award-winning picture-book author Wood refreshes a classic folk tale with this Spanish language inflected rendition in which Little Red Hen or gallinita roja craves fresh guacamole and needs help harvesting the ingredients. She asks her friends—an armadillo, a snake, and an iguana—for help, but they all refuse to assist (except in eating the guacamole). Without any assistance, she rightfully gets to choose what goes in her recipe, and she decides to add an unexpected ingredient, jalapeño. When the guacamole is ready, her unhelpful friends happily devour it, but they soon catch on once they realize how spicy gallinita roja's guacamole is. González's soft, bright illustrations feature pleasantly rounded creatures with expressive faces, and throughout Wood seamlessly integrates the unitalicized Spanish terms, which are all clear, thanks to contextual clues as well as a glossary. Other backmatter includes fun facts about the history of guacamole and a variety of recipes, including gallinita roja's.” —Booklist
 

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