El Fuertecito Rojo (the Little Red Fort) - by Brenda Maier (Paperback)

About the Book

A spunky, feminist adaptation of the timeless favorite, The Little Red Hen, sure to appeal to fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer.

Book Synopsis

A spunky, feminist adaptation of the timeless favorite, The Little Red Hen, sure to appeal to fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer.

Ruby's mind is always full of ideas. One day, she finds some old boards and decides to build something. She invites her brothers to help, but they just laugh and tell her she doesn't know how to build. "Then I'll learn," she says. And she does!This Spanish book with sprightly text and winsome pictures is a modern spin on a timeless favorite that celebrates the pluck and ingenuity of young creators everywhere!Ruby tiene muchas ideas. Un día encuentra unas tablas y decide construir algo. Pide ayuda a sus hermanos, pero ellos se ríen de ella. Al final, es ella la que sale riendo. Este libro en español, con un texto alegre y adorables ilustraciones, es una versión moderna de un cuento clásico que celebra el ingenio de los jóvenes creadores en todo el mundo.

About the Author

Brenda Maier is a public school teacher, a gifted education specialist, and the author of the highly acclaimed picture books The Little Red Fort and The Little Blue Bridge. When she isn't writing, Brenda enjoys traveling with her family, baking peanut-free cookies, and watching her five children build amazing creations from found materials. She lives near Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can learn more about her work at brendamaier.com.
Sonia Sánchez paints with both traditional and digital brushes, using layers of texture in her work to evoke emotion and movement. She is the illustrator of The Little Red Fort and The Little Blue Bridge by Brenda Maier, Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina, and other acclaimed picture books. Sonia lives with her husband and young children in Barcelona, Spain.