A greedy fox who lives up on a hill gazes down at a plump hen. He watches her eat and eat and each day she becomes plumper still. So the fox decides to wait for her to fatten up before he sneaks down to farm in search of his meal. In doing so, he gets thinner and thinner. When the hen is so big that only her enormous head can be seen squeezing out of her coop, the skinny, desperate fox runs down the hill to gobble her up. But this is a story with a very unexpected ending . . . A great story to enjoy at Easter time and beyond if you're looking for something with more 'bite' than chocolate!

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

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 in 2019 by Oxford University Press .

Riichard Waring has written a number of notable picture books including Wanted! Have You Seen This Alligator?. Now retired, for many years he taught English and Drama at a school in Sussex. Caroline Jayne Church has worked in every field of illustration, including advertising, packaging, character creation, card design and paper products. Her picture books have won many awards including the Scottish Booktrust Award and Sheffield Book Award. CAROLINE JANE CHURCH is an experienced artist who has worked on tactile books for OUP, Usborne and other children's publishers.