Margaret Read MacDonald has been described by US publication School Library Journal as 'a grand dame of storytelling'. She has travelled the world on storytelling tours, has written over thirty books and has a Ph.D. in Folk Lore from Indiana University. Margaret teaches storytelling at the University of Washington and has been a children's librarian since 1965. I Had a Hen, I Had a Chick is her first title for Barefoot. Sophie Fatus is a full-time illustrator and sculptress, who studied at the prestigious Academy of Fine Art in Paris. Her brightly coloured illustrations and quirky style are world-renowned and have graced the pages of several other Barefoot Books including The Story Tree (2001), Babushka (2002), The Barefoot Book of Monsters! (2003), Riddle Me This! (2003), and My Daddy is a Pretzel (2005). Sophie lives in Florence.
"And every time I played my guitar My pets all came from near and
far..."
"Young readers count, review colors, and learn the names of animals
and their young in this cumulative tale"
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