by Henrietta Branford (Author), Thierry Elfezzani (Illustrator)
A tender bedtime story
Red Hen has got six lively chicks to settle off to sleep. She snuggles them all around her and sings them songs, sweet and low. The chicks become drowsy but only one chick goes to sleep. And so Red Hen chats cheerfully for a while but, again, only one more chick goes to sleep. With infinite patience the Red Hen continues telling stories, rocking and cuddling until all her chicks, except one, are asleep. The last little chick has to be told the sleepy-time secret spell before he too falls fast asleep.
Format: Picture Book
Pages: 32
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 01 Mar 2004
ISBN 10: 0006647677
ISBN 13: 9780006647676
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Praise for Little Pig Figwort:
A high-spirited tale... The I-can't-get-to-sleep picture books is a genre in children's fiction.
The Guardian
Henrietta Branford was born in India in 1946, the daughter of an army officer, but settled with her parents in the New Forest.
She married photographer Paul Carter, and had three children. Her writing career started with a column in her local newspaper.