by Helen Ketteman,

ill by Will Terry

When Miss Billie Armadilly asks her friends – a tarantula named Tex, a bluebird named Mackie and a horned toad named Taffy - to help her cook a pot of chili, they're too busy to lend a hand so she gathers the beetles, hot peppers and cactus and cooks the chili herself. When it's ready her friends drop by, but Miss Billie tells them, “No workin' with Billie, no sharin' the chili.” All alone in her kitchen, Miss Billie discovers that the chili doesn't taste quite right – not until her friends return to share it with her. The story of the Little Red Hen is retold with a southwestern flair. Narrated by the author!

Sharing My Story: A Conversation With The Author, Helen Ketteman.

Book Awards: Top Choice Southwest Books of the Year (2004), Storytelling World Award for 2005

Ages 3-7  

10 minutes  

(VHS) NM150

$49.95

ISBN: 1933938129

UPC: 092388661331

(DVD) NM150D

$49.95

ISBN:1933938277

UPC: 092388663199