Cook-a-Doodle-Doo

Big Rooster, the great-grandson of the Little Red Hen, discovers his grandmother's cookbook and decides to make strawberry shortcake. He recruits three inexperienced friends - Turtle, Iguana, and Pig - to help him with this culinary adventure. The cooking process becomes a series of mishaps and learning experiences as the four friends navigate measuring, mixing, and baking. Their kitchen endeavors lead to messy situations and unexpected challenges that test their teamwork and persistence. The story combines humor with gentle life lessons about cooperation and trying new things. Through playful illustrations and parallel storytelling alongside the original Little Red Hen tale, the book celebrates the rewards of working together toward a shared goal.

Readers describe this as a fun twist on The Little Red Hen that teaches cooking basics and teamwork. Parents and teachers report children stay engaged through multiple readings due to the humorous illustrations and cooking mishaps. Liked: - Step-by-step recipe instructions incorporated into the story - Detailed sidebar definitions of cooking terms - Animal characters' distinct personalities - Teachable moments about collaboration - Mix of silly and educational content Disliked: - Some found the storyline predictable - A few noted the recipe steps interrupt story flow - Print size in recipe sidebars can be hard to read Ratings: Goodreads: 4.17/5 (462 ratings) Amazon: 4.8/5 (103 ratings) Notable reviews: "Perfect for teaching sequencing and following directions" - Elementary teacher on Amazon "My 5-year-old asks for this nightly and now wants to help cook" - Parent reviewer "The cooking disasters had my students laughing out loud" - School librarian on Goodreads

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🍰 The story is a playful twist on "The Little Red Hen," featuring a rooster who finds his great-grandmother's cookbook and decides to make strawberry shortcake, rather than bread like in the traditional tale 🥄 The book includes a real, kid-friendly recipe for strawberry shortcake that readers can make at home, complete with illustrated step-by-step instructions 👯‍♂️ Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel are sisters who have collaborated on multiple children's books together, combining Janet's illustrations with Susan's storytelling 📚 The book teaches cooking vocabulary and measurement concepts while entertaining children with humorous characters like Turtle (who wears glasses and reads cookbooks), Iguana, and Pot-Bellied Pig 🎨 Illustrator Janet Stevens used a combination of colored pencil, watercolor, and collage techniques to create the expressive animal characters and their kitchen adventures