An absent minded mother hen can't find her chicks! She searches everywhere, and with the help of the other farm animals finally tracks the naughty chicks down - but why does she have more than she started with? A perfect introduction to counting, with clear simple text, lots of animals to identify and a fun twist at the end.

 

There are 24 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 2006 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

JILL NEWTON's illustrations for this book have been well received by reviewers. Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham where she works on her many and varied books for children. She is the winner of the Smarties Gold Medal for Spilled Water.