The Big Sneeze

The farmer is snoozing on the hay in his barn, surrounded by his dozy animals, when the fly buzzing about lands on his nose! Of course he sneezes, which sets off a long chain of consequences, until finally the terrified donkey panics! It has been compared to the traditional rhyme, The House That Jack Built, and has the same satisfying cause and result domino effect!

Author Biography

RUTH BROWN was born in Devon in 1941. At the end of the war the family moved to Germany. When they returned to England in 1953 they settled in Bournemouth. She has always had a talent for drawing and at 16 she went to Art College, first in Bournemouth then Birmingham. She then went on to the Royal College of Art in London in 1961. Ruth gained a National Diploma in Design (first class honours) in 1961, and became an Associate of the Royal College of Art in 1964. She married a fellow student, Ken Brown that year. During her working life Ruth has always been a freelance illustrator. Initially she worked mainly for BBC television, specialising in programmes for children including Playschool and Jackanory. She was introduced to the idea of writing for children by illustrator and her great friend, Pat Hutchins. She found Klaus Flugge at Andersen and Crazy Charlie was published in 1978. Ruth's interests include travelling and gardening, reading, antique shops and cooking. Her likes include the sea, wild flowers, music, weather, animals especially cats and dogs, food especially cheese and vegetables. Her dislikes are ironing, filling in forms, spiders and heights. She is very skilled at knitting, and won a runners up prize for a piece of knitting which she submitted for the Royal Academy of Arts Christmas cards competition. She is married to Ken Brown and they have two sons, Hogan and James. Ruth and Ken live in Bath.