When Caitlin's dad rescues Queenie the bantam from a lake, it's the start of a quite eggstraordinary story. After laying her eggs in Bruno the dog's basket, Queenie never returns, but Bruno hatches the eggs. Caitlin and her family take the chicks to the farm - except for one, which Caitlin keeps.

 

This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people. It was recognised in the Picture Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

There are 25 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 1997 by Walker Books Ltd .

Bob Graham is Australia's leading picture-book-maker and winner of the Smarties Prize Gold Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal.