Pudding is a cranky goose. She is as fierce as a tiger and as prickly as barbed wire. And she's as noisy as a street full of fire engines. Nobody tells Pudding what to do -- not even Chips the sheepdog. Things are never quiet on Annie's farm! But one warm, windy night, a big red fox comes creeping through the paddocks, dreaming of a chicken dinner, and things start to change...

 

There are 40 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 2005 by Floris Books .

Penny Matthews is an award-winning author and editor of children's books. Her stories are often centred around farm life and she has a particular affinity with the country, farm animals and rural environment. She lives in Myrtle Bank in South Australia. Janine Dawson used to work in animation and is now a professional children's illustrator. She lives in New South Wales, Australia.