Lucinda McQueen

The favorite tale of the industrious little hen and her freeloading friends, retold for beginning readers.;Lucinda McQueen has illustrated many books for young children, including the bestselling Easter Surprise series and The Little Red Hen. She lives in the hills of Warner, New Hampshire, with her husband, painter Jeremy Guitar.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.