--- product_id: 4315886 title: "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel" price: "€ 31.96" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4315886-the-hen-who-dreamed-she-could-fly-a-novel store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel **Price:** € 31.96 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** € 31.96 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4315886-the-hen-who-dreamed-she-could-fly-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Korean Charlotte's Web More than 2 million copies sold This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild—and to hatch an egg of her own. An anthem for freedom, individuality, and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers. And with its array of animal characters—the hen, the duck, the rooster, the dog, the weasel—it calls to mind such classics in English as Animal Farm and Charlotte’s Web. Featuring specially-commissioned illustrations, this first English-language edition of Sun-mi Hwang’s fable for our times beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature. Review: Profound and Insightful, a Testimonial of Motherhood - Who would have thought that a book meant for young readers would be so poetic and compelling? This is a testament of life and death and all the joys and sorrows in between, how we achieve immortality not through living forever, but by the love we pass on to our children and how our true purpose is to raise them with boundless love and then release them to fly into the world. I loved this book. Sprout is a naive and innocent creature , a egg laying hen with the singular wish to sit on an egg and hatch a chick, becoming a mother. Her wish is granted in an unusual manner when she escapes her coop and becomes the guardian of an orphaned egg that soon hatches into a young ducking. It then becomes Sprout’s challenge to not only raise a child who is different from herself, with no idea how to do so, but to protect him until he can reach adulthood from the hungry one eyed weasel who stalks the farm and the fields. I like how this particular book not only brings a unique perspective to being an adoptive mother from an animal’s point of view, but surprises the reader by not painting the predator as a mindless killing machine but rather another aspect of nature trying to survive in her own way, the only way she can , even drawing some parallels to the protagonist while still being at odds with her. It shouldn’t work, but like nature, where so little is simply black or white, it flows together to create an inspiring and gripping tale that will make you smile and cry in equal amounts. Never has the “empty nest” been so accurate a symbol, and so deeply moving. Review: Mother love. - A sweet little fable about a hen who raises a duckling. She is feisty and protective and has all those other maternal instincts natural to mothers the world over; be they animal or human. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #222,635 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,106 in Folklore (Books) #3,919 in Classic Literature & Fiction #8,899 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,069 Reviews | ## Images ![The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71-nc4oW10L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Profound and Insightful, a Testimonial of Motherhood *by S***R on February 8, 2023* Who would have thought that a book meant for young readers would be so poetic and compelling? This is a testament of life and death and all the joys and sorrows in between, how we achieve immortality not through living forever, but by the love we pass on to our children and how our true purpose is to raise them with boundless love and then release them to fly into the world. I loved this book. Sprout is a naive and innocent creature , a egg laying hen with the singular wish to sit on an egg and hatch a chick, becoming a mother. Her wish is granted in an unusual manner when she escapes her coop and becomes the guardian of an orphaned egg that soon hatches into a young ducking. It then becomes Sprout’s challenge to not only raise a child who is different from herself, with no idea how to do so, but to protect him until he can reach adulthood from the hungry one eyed weasel who stalks the farm and the fields. I like how this particular book not only brings a unique perspective to being an adoptive mother from an animal’s point of view, but surprises the reader by not painting the predator as a mindless killing machine but rather another aspect of nature trying to survive in her own way, the only way she can , even drawing some parallels to the protagonist while still being at odds with her. It shouldn’t work, but like nature, where so little is simply black or white, it flows together to create an inspiring and gripping tale that will make you smile and cry in equal amounts. Never has the “empty nest” been so accurate a symbol, and so deeply moving. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mother love. *by A***E on April 27, 2014* A sweet little fable about a hen who raises a duckling. She is feisty and protective and has all those other maternal instincts natural to mothers the world over; be they animal or human. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poignant *by B***S on December 19, 2013* I'm so glad I decided to read this book. A moving tale told from a hen's point of view, this is partly a social commentary, partly a coming of age story, and partly a tribute to motherhood, among other things. Poignantly but simply written with light touches of humor and lots of pulls at your heart strings. This will undoubtedly be compared to Animal Farm, but it seems to me this ends on a note of hope and lightness rather than the ominous end to the other book. This is a quick read, and a highly recommended one. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel - Night - All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4315886-the-hen-who-dreamed-she-could-fly-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/4315886-the-hen-who-dreamed-she-could-fly-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-07-25*