Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. But it isn't for him. He plans to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg, which will make the perfect omelette. Sure enough, a chicken shows up - but so do a duck and a goose, and poor Jack gets much more than he bargained for.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Walker Books Ltd .

JOHN MANDERS has illustrated more than a dozen award-winning books for children, including Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine by Kathryn Lasky. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can visit his website at www. johnmanders. com. Catherine Friend is the author of several books for children, including Silly Ruby and Funny Ruby. She lives on a farm in south-eastern Minnesota, USA, with fifty sheep, four goats, three llamas, three dogs, and lots of chickens and ducks. John Manders is an author, artist and songwriter. He has illustrated many books for children including Minnie's Diner and Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies (9780763624491). His madcap and painterly illustrations are well known in the USA, where he lives with his African grey parrot, who can converse in several languages.