A wonderful, heartwarming picture book about a young family out on a walk in the countryside. Along their way they pass through fields of chickens, sheep, cows and horses. All goes well until they realise that somebody hasn't been shutting the farm gates behind them...

 

This book was recognised in the Russell Clark Medal for Illustration category by the Lianza Children's Book Award.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Scholastic New Zealand Limited .

Elizabeth Pulford is a writer and three-time finalist for the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults. Her previous books include Castlecliff & the Fossil Princess , Blackthorn's Betrayal , and Tussock . She lives in Waikouaiti, New Zealand, with her husband.