Read it yourself the sly fox and red hen

Part of Ladybird's best-selling Read It Yourself series designed to help young children develop and improve their foundational reading skills, "The Sly Fox and Red Hen" retold by Fran Hunia is a delightful and engaging adaptation of a classic fable. Beautifully illustrated by John Dyke, the story features a carefully structured vocabulary and simple sentence formations that allow beginning readers to practice decoding words with confidence. The narrative follows a cunning and hungry Sly Fox who believes he has found the perfect plan to capture the clever Little Red Hen for his dinner. However, the resourceful Red Hen turns out to be much smarter than the fox anticipates, ultimately outfoxing him to make a daring escape from his clutches. This classic tale of wit and survival serves as a highly effective educational tool for parents and teachers to foster early reading habits and a lifelong love for books.