The little black hen antony pogorelsky6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Though this is an unusual fable, and it might be difficult to imagine a child reading it, there is redemption and hope by the end, which students can understand, discuss, and ultimately appreciate. The subdued palette of grays, greens, and creams evokes both the melancholy time in history and the tragic events of the story itself. The retelling reads smoothly and the illustrations beautifully evoke the era in Russia-detailed architecture and period costumes with a formal, portraitlike quality. ![]() This is a somber cautionary tale written in 1829 for the author's nephew, Alexei Tolstoi. Unwisely, the boy asks to know all the answers at school without having to study, thus beginning a downward spiral of events in which he becomes arrogant and betrays the little people's secret. Blackey is actually an ambassador from an underground magical kingdom of little people whose king richly rewards the child with a wish. Grade 1-4-Alyosha is a good boy who, while at boarding school, saves the life of his favorite black hen. ![]()
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