Agnes and the Hen (Agnes and Friends )

Elle Rowley, Clare Therese Gray (Illustrator)

$16.99

Publication Date: January 23rd, 2024

Publisher:

DK Children

ISBN:

9780744091793

Pages:

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Description

Follow Agnes the dog and Rosie the hen as they head down to the farm in this amusing picture book for children.

This lighthearted story tells the tale of Agnes the Great Dane and Rosie the hen with an important underlying message. With Agne’s help, Rosie discovers that staying true to herself might just be her greatest strength.

Agnes and the Hen is an engaging tale for 3-5 year-olds, teaching an important message about how you can avoid following the crowd and embrace your true self. Children will have fun engaging in the bright and beautiful pages of this picture book and following story alongside vibrant illustrations of farm animals.

Agnes and the Hen features:

- 32 pages of adorable animal illustrations
- Easy-to-follow text for little ones to engage with
- An amusing storyline that teaches an important lesson

This heartwarming baby book makes the perfect bedtime story, as little ones follow Rosie the hen who likes to be different. Down on the farm the hens do everything together. They peck at their food in perfectly straight lines and sleep in a perfect row in their coop. All except one, that is: Rosie.

Parents and children will enjoy following this fun story together, that teaches children to celebrate being different from everyone else. Agnes and the Hen is the perfect addition to an animal lover’s book collection!

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

So why stop there?

If you like Agnes and the Hen, then why not try the other picture book in the series? Agnes and the Sheep is the first book in the collection teaching children an important lesson that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

About the Author

Elle Rowley is a writer and founder of the award-winning baby wrap company Solly Baby. Solly Baby has been featured in various forms of media, including Vogue, Parents magazine, Martha Stewart, and the Today show. She lives in Bonsall, California with her husband and four children on a small, three-acre farm. They share the farm with their animals and a barn that they have turned into a one room schoolhouse for the community, providing endless entertainment and inspiration for Elle’s writing. Her first book in the Agnes series, Agnes and the Sheep, was published in August 2022.

Clare Therese Gray is a surface pattern designer, illustrator, and author, who loves nature. She lives in Hampshire, England with her husband and young family and takes inspiration from her rural surroundings. Clare creates illustrations and surface pattern designs for textiles, packaging, and homeware. Her first book, Paint with Clare: Create Beautiful Gouache Motifs of the Garden, Countryside, Sea, River and Forest was published in October 2021 and she also illustrated the first book in the Agnes series, Agnes and the Sheep (August 2022).