Hen in the Bed

Name: Hen in the Bed
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781839946011
Price: 18.99 NZD
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By Katrina Charman

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A crazy, noisy twist on a favourite rhyme in a split-page novelty format. There were ten in the bed and the speckled hen said, "Roll over! Roll over!"... Bedtime is fun time for the funny animal characters in this hilarious split-page picture book. As each animal... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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A crazy, noisy twist on a favourite rhyme in a split-page novelty format.

A crazy, noisy twist on a favourite rhyme in a split-page novelty format.

Description

A crazy, noisy twist on a favourite rhyme in a split-page novelty format.

There were ten in the bed and the speckled hen said, "Roll over! Roll over!"...

Bedtime is fun time for the funny animal characters in this hilarious split-page picture book. As each animal noisily tumbles out, one by one, their bed gets emptier and the mayhem in the rest of the room gets crazier. Will anyone ever get any sleep?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839946011

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

Read by Kristin Atherton
Illustrated by Guilherme Karsten
Read by Katy Ashworth
Read by Kristin Atherton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 305.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Katrina Charman (Author)
Katrina has spent her life surrounded by books ever since her first visit to the library when she was tiny. She now lives in a house full of bookshelves fit to bursting, and continues to fill them with books that she has written.

She recently won Booktrust's Story Time prize for her and Nick Sharratt's picture book The Whales on the Bus.

When she's not writing for children, she is cuddled up with one of her fluffy cats and a good book, or plucking cat hairs off her clothes.

Guilherme Karsten (Illustrator)
Guilherme lives in Blumenau, in southern Brazil. In 2010, he won a national contest for new children's book illustrators and has been working with editorial illustrations ever since. After illustrating many books for other authors, Guilherme started writing his own books in 2017. Guilherme's work has been published worldwide and has received various accolades, including the Jabuti Award and the Golden Pinwheel Grand Award. Guilherme continues to seek ways to entertain and delight children through his art and stories.

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