Rosie's Walk - Pat Hutchins

Rosie is a hen. A big, bright red, rather two-dimensional hen, with a very 1970's feel about her. And Rosie's walk is just that. We follow her as she takes her afternoon constitutional through the farmyard. She's a happy hen, as she goes on her little way , beak held high so it looks a little as if she's whistling. Oh, and more to the point, she's a happily oblivious hen. This is where the book gets interesting. You see, under Rosie's bright yellow henhouse there lurks a rather handsome orange fox. Mr Fox is licking his chops at the sight of Rosie, as she strolls down her ramp, and past the farm buildings, three butter churns, and a ...  Read the complete review

Noah received this book in his book start pack that the health visitors gave him at his two year check. It written by Pat Hutchins and was first published in 1968. The book tells the story of Rosie the hen who decides to go for a little walk around the farmyard. As she takes her stroll she is totally unaware that a fox is stalking her. Unfortunately for the poor fox, the route that Rosie takes around the yard isn't very 'fox friendly'. The illustrations in this book are very interesting in that they very basic but everything is coloured in green, yellow, orange or red. It's definitely a recognizable book that stands out on the shelf when ...  Read the complete review

Rosie’s walk. Come for a walk with me and Rosie, Rosie is a red hen. This children’s book is written by Pat Hutchins published in August 1971; about the time I started my career in childcare. It is available in paperback and as a board book. This book has 32 pages and is aimed at pre or very early readers. The tale tells of Rosie chickens walk around a farmyard as a predatory fox follows her. Rosie does not seem to notice the fox .She goes on her walk oblivious of his presence. . Rosie walks around the pond and what happens to fox? He falls in it. Rosie walks past a rake what happens to Mr fox? He treads on the rake ...  Read the complete review

I have read this book so many times to children of different ages, and they tend to love the simplicity of it. ~~~~~THE STORY~~~~ "Rosie the hen goes for a walk". The first page starts it off in the style of the whole book...simple but effective. Rosie is a chubby little hen who I always imagine to be a bit of a busybody, and off she goes for a walk... unbeknown to her, she is being followed by a big bad fox! So there she goes quite oblivious to the fact that she is being followed, and the story follows her journey. The first double page of her journey shows her going "across the yard" (yes, those are the only ...  Read the complete review