![]() Aside from this tip of the hat to self-actualization, however, the book comes down solidly on the side of old-fashioned storytelling. She offers to tidy up the place, and while doing so, sings a lullaby so soporific that Fox falls fast asleep and the group tiptoes away. (Windham captures this light bulb moment in a deliciously wry spot illustration.) "Now, Henny Penny.," the clucky heroine says to herself, steeling herself for what's ahead, "You may be silly, but surely there's something you can do." And she's right. Noticing the bones and feathers strewn about, the chicken deduces that they're on the menu. But once the group arrives in the lair, Henny Penny has an epiphany of sorts. to warn the king, and still leads her friends right into the clutches of the voracious Foxy Loxy. Henny Penny still believes that the sky is falling, still rallies Turkey Lurkey et al. ![]() ) text grants the famous fowl a considerable intelligence upgrade. ) painterly illustrations set a classical tone, French's ( A Present for Mom Although Windham's ( The Obvious Elephant The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French and Ross Collins Book 1 of the Tales from the Five Kingdoms Series Fire up your cauldron for an exuberant, fast-moving, wildly entertaining tale with. ![]()
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