Don't Get Lost!

Pat Hutchins, one of seven children, was born in Yorkshire, England, and grew up in the surrounding countryside, which she still loves. At a very early age she knew that she wanted to be an artist and was encouraged by an elderly couple who would give her a chocolate bar for each picture she drew. A local art school offered her a scholarship and she studied there for three years, continuing her training at Leeds College of Art, where she specialized in illustration. Her career in the children's book field began with the highly acclaimed Rosie's Walk, a 1968 ALA Notable Book. Since then she has written five novels and created more than twenty-five picture books. She was awarded England's prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 1974 for The Wind Blew. Pat Hutchins lives with her husband in London, England.

Little Piglet
and Little Lamb
and Little Calf and Little Foal
want to venture out
of the farmyard
and take a walk
across the fields.
"Don't get lost!" say their mothers.

Little Piglet, Little Lamb,
Little Calf, and Little Foal
walk and walk and walk.
They play chase and hide-and-seek
and they race
and they splash—
what fun!

They won't get lost!
Or will they?