You're a hen! - Hardcover

Tim finds a hen by the roadside. The poor bird has fallen from a truck and is in bad shape. Tim takes the hen home and looks after her, but she is very confused. She cannot fly, lay eggs, or cluck. So Tim gives her "hen" lessons, but nothing seems to work . . .This pleasant and fun storybook for children teaches the value of caring for animals, and is beautifully illustrated in color throughout. It is one of the best-selling picture books in Holland.

A very successful picture book for children from the age of 4 - Biblion (Dutch Royal Library) Every now and then it is a pity that very successful picture books are not reprinted anymore. That was certainly true for the widely acclaimed You are a Hen! by Henk Kneepkens and Jacques Vriens . This year it appears in Dutch and English. Tim finds a hen by the roadside, fallen from a truck. The chicken is very confused, she cannot lay eggs anymore or say cluck and she cannot fly. Tim takes good care of her. To avoid being eaten, Tim shows her everything she needs to know but she does not behave like a chicken. Until she meets a cock .......... Painter, fabric designer and illustrator Henk Kneepkens came up with the story of You are a Hen! and made the wonderful illustrations. Jacques Vriens wrote the text. Together they created a very special picture book. It is a funny story and a very colourful book for children between the ages of 4 and 6.