John Joe and the Big Hen

By Martin Waddell

Book Overview

Sammy and Mary take turns watching their little brother, John Joe, while their mother works on the farm. But one day they leave him alone for a few minutes- and when they return, John Joe Is gone!... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564026361
• ISBN13: 9781564026361
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

My five year old and I love this book!

This was one of the first Martin Waddell books that we got and we still read it over and over. It shows true to life family dynamics--and beleive me it happens that you think one or the other is watching the little one in a big family!

Rated about 3-7 year olds. Brilliantly illustrated

It was Sammy's day for minding John Joe but he got bored so he ran of down Cow Lane to his friend Willie Brennan he was meant to take John Joe but he took Splinter the dog instead.Mary was very mad as it was not her day for minding John Joe.she went down to brennan's house to find Sammy but he was down at the river.Mary couldn't go because John Joe was too small so then John Joe offered to mind himself while Mary looked for Sammy.After Mary left the brennans big hen came up to John Joe and John Joe was very frightened. He called for help but no one could hear him so he ran away from the hen. he jumped up on the wall and the hen followed etc. When Mary and Sammy returned they couldn't find John Joe so Sammy sent Splinter to look for John Joe.They eventually found him asleep in the corn. All ended well and mammy said there was no way she was ever going to loose her John Joe. The story is excellently illustrated every child I have read it to enjoyed it thoroughly