This warm, funny, beautiful book is about change and adaptation to change.

Caitlin and her parents rescue a hen from a lake, name her, and take her home with them, but even after they return her to the farm where she lives, her presence is still felt in Caitlin's family.

Creators

Bob Graham has written and illustrated many acclaimed children s picture books, including "Max", which won the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal, and "Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child", which won the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal. He has won the Australian Children s Book of the Year Award an unprecedented three times.

Awards

Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP)
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