Hattie and the Fox - (Classic Board Books) by Mem Fox (Board Book)

About the Book

Originally published: Lindfield, N.S.W.: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited, 1986.

Book Synopsis

Hattie the Hen spots something in the bushes, but none of her friends seem to care in this charming Classic Board Book by bestselling author Mem Fox!

"I can see a nose and two eyes in the bushes!" cries Hattie.

But nobody is listening.
Not goose. Not pig. Not horse. Not cow.
She tries again and again to warn her friends, but nobody seems to care!

Little ones will enjoy happy shivers of anticipation as Hattie spots a fox in the bushes and the tale builds. Hattie's friends are in for a big surprise when they realize that what she's been saying is true!

About the Author

Mem Fox is an educator and international literacy expert, and her many acclaimed picture books for young children include Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!; Hello Baby!; Baby Bedtime; I'm an Immigrant Too; the bestselling modern classics Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Time for Bed; and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia. Visit her at MemFox.com.

Patricia Mullins is an award-winning children's book illustrator. She visited a local farm near Melbourne to take photographs and make sketches of the animals in this Hattie and the Fox. Patricia resides in Australia. Visit her at PatriciaMullins.com.au.