Chicken Chickens - Hardcover

Valeri Gorbachev

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735815410 ISBN 13: 9780735815414

Publisher: NorthSouth, 2001

Synopsis

It is a big day for the little chickens. Mother Hen is taking them to the playground for the first time. It is very crowded and very exciting--but scary too. The little chickens watch the big dogs and cats and pigs playing on the seesaws, the merry-go-round, and the swings. But they are too afraid to try them. ""We're just little chickens,"" they explain. Then they see the little mice and frogs sliding down the sliding board. ""Come on!"" calls one of the frogs. ""Don't be such chicken chickens!""
Every child who has faced a challenging new experience will be rooting for the Chicken Chickens as they overcome their fear and become brave--and very proud--little chickens.

About this title

About the Author:

Valeri Gorbachev is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books, both in the United States and Europe, including Nicky And The Big Bad Wolves and Where is the Apple Pie? Mr. Gorbachev immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine in 1991 and now lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

From School Library Journal:

reS-Mother Hen takes her two chicks to the park for the first time. The playground is full of noisy animal children swinging on swings, twirling on the merry-go-round, and teetering on the seesaw. The newcomers are invited to join in the fun but timidly decline each time: "We're just little chickens" they say, holding each other's wing for support. Then they notice the little frogs and mice on the slide and are coaxed into trying it, only to freeze at the top of the ladder. Beaver helps them out with an ingenious idea, and the "chicken chickens" jubilantly discover that the slide and the playground are lots of fun. Bright, friendly, watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations fill the oversized pages with animals of all sizes busily playing. Gorbachev has done a clever job of endowing them with wonderfully human expressions and attitudes, while retaining their true animal shapes, all in a simple and lively style. This book treats a common experience of childhood, and it is hard to think of another title that deals with the subject as effectively. A perfect choice for a day-care read-aloud or one-on-one sharing.

Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA

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About this edition

• Publisher: NorthSouth
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0735815410
• ISBN 13: 9780735815414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40