Showing posts with label Poultry - Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poultry - Fiction. Show all posts

Friday, 19 August 2016

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Summary: Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side? To prove he wasn't chicken? Someone was egging him on? The story behind everyone's favourite joke is finally revealed

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Six little chicks

Red Fox edition
Summary: Busy Hen has five little chicks to look after while making sure number six - still an egg- stays warm. The last thing she needs is hairy, scary Fox sniffing about. She is frantic when the other birds warn her that her chicks are in danger, but her five little chicks are a lot braver than she realises

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

P. Zonka lays an egg

First edition
Summary: All of the chickens in the farmyard lay eggs regularly - all except for P. Zonka, that is. She's too busy looking at the colours of the world around her. The other chickens think P. Zonka's just lazy... until she lays the most beautiful egg they've ever seen

Friday, 8 August 2014

Delilah's dream

Delilah wasn't like other hens. Her head was full of wild dreams. Dreams of scaling the barn, of skydiving from the windmill, of ballooning across the river flats, and of gliding from the top of the haystack. But most of all, she dreamed of one day soaring higher than the eagles and touching the clouds.
This is a gentle tale about following your instincts and reclaiming friends.

Thursday, 24 July 2014

Chick's Sick

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: Chick waits. Chick pushes. The farm animals help. Where is that egg? Could Chick be sick? (Back cover)

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Paraphernalia's present

Dottie and her hen, Paraphernalia, share breakfast, trips into town, even afternoon tea! But one day, Dottie has an accident and Paraphernalia surprises her with the greatest gift of all...

Monday, 12 August 2013

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

Summary: Every morning Basil crows and wakes the farmer, but one day he loses his voice. Leonard must learn to crow, but he is too small and shy and scared to even try. What will become of the farm

Friday, 2 August 2013

The Treasure Thief

(wordless picture book) Rooster, Hare and Bear bid adieu to Fox and Chicken, and start their sea voyage back home to the farm. But it's no pleasure cruise. En route they wash up on a deserted island, where Rooster discovers a mysterious white orb. Becoming oblivious to his companions, Rooster is possessed by the orb and takes it all the way home. His faithful companions follow, surviving toxic toadstools, piranhas and tiny bats. When Rooster gets home, he discovers the orb contains                                                         something more precious than he ever imagined ...

Monday, 20 May 2013

Welcome Home Anna Hibisucus!

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa.
The hen's eggs have just hatched, all except for one. If Anna carries it around with her and keeps it war, will it turn into a chick too?

Thursday, 14 February 2013

The Spirit of Cameron of Ambury Park Farm

What did Cameron and Roger decide to do for their friends who wore Gumboots as a big surprise for Christmas?

Roger the Rooster of Ambury Park Farm

1st ed
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: Roger the Rooster is abandoned at Ambury Park Farm and is soon enjoying life there. One day, while out walking, he hears a cry for help from a trapped lamb. Will Roger be able to save him.