The Bold Boy - Hardcover

After his pea is eaten by the old woman's hen, the little boy declares that the hen belongs to him now, but after receiving the hen, more unusual twists and turns happen involving everything from a pig to a donkey.

Malachy Doyle grew up in Northern Ireland and now lives in Wales. He has worked in advertising and has taught secondary school. Now
a full-time writer of children’s books, he is also the author of JODY’S BEANS, illustrated by Judith Allibone.

Jane Ray is one of the most acclaimed contemporary children’s book illustrators. Her many remarkable books include THE STORY OF
THE CREATION, which won the 1992 Smarties Book Prize, and her own retellings of HANSEL AND GRETEL and THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES. Most recently, she created illustrations for FAIRY TALES by Berlie Doherty. Jane Ray has also been short-listed three times for the
Kate Greenaway Medal.