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A pigtailed girl buys a cute yellow chick at the general store and triggers a poultry-buying spree, in arithmetic progression, by nine members of her family: "My cousin hollered 'Gimme some!' and carried five away./ His sister got six white ones 'cause she had to have her way." Ultimately, "fifty or more" (actually, 55) chicks take up residence throughout the heroine's house, leading her to observe, "I guess my family's lucky that I didn't want a cow!" One quibble: the numerals and addition that drive the text don't get any visual play. This country tale is chipper and sunny from beginning to end, thanks to Halls's (Dino-Trekking) rhymes with the meter of a square-dance caller, and the gently skewed perspective of Brooks's (The Always Moon) cartooning. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K-This attempt at a bouncy counting rhyme falls flat. The verses clump along in a singsong rhythm as a girl buys a baby chick at the general store and each member of her extended family successively chooses one more until great-grandpa picks out 10 chicks for a grand total of "more than fifty head." No numerals are shown, weakening the title's use as a counting book. The colorful pictures are lively and busy with detail as the new family additions populate the house. The cartoon characters, drawn with big heads and thin necks, energetically gather up the chicks, adding to the slapstick antics. Children will find the idea of chickens overrunning the house humorous, and a two-page spread of the kitchen aptly illustrates the silly situation. Despite the funny punch line, "I guess my family's lucky I didn't want a cow," there are many better rhyming stories and counting books available, making this an additional purchase.
Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A pigtailed girl buys a cute yellow chick at the general store and triggers a poultry-buying spree, in arithmetic progression, by nine members of her family: "My cousin hollered 'Gimme some!' and carried five away./ His sister got six white ones 'cause she had to have her way." Ultimately, "fifty or more" (actually, 55) chicks take up residence throughout the heroine's house, leading her to observe, "I guess my family's lucky that I didn't want a cow!" One quibble: the numerals and addition that drive the text don't get any visual play. This country tale is chipper and sunny from beginning to end, thanks to Halls's (Dino-Trekking) rhymes with the meter of a square-dance caller, and the gently skewed perspective of Brooks's (The Always Moon) cartooning. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K-This attempt at a bouncy counting rhyme falls flat. The verses clump along in a singsong rhythm as a girl buys a baby chick at the general store and each member of her extended family successively chooses one more until great-grandpa picks out 10 chicks for a grand total of "more than fifty head." No numerals are shown, weakening the title's use as a counting book. The colorful pictures are lively and busy with detail as the new family additions populate the house. The cartoon characters, drawn with big heads and thin necks, energetically gather up the chicks, adding to the slapstick antics. Children will find the idea of chickens overrunning the house humorous, and a two-page spread of the kitchen aptly illustrates the silly situation. Despite the funny punch line, "I guess my family's lucky I didn't want a cow," there are many better rhyming stories and counting books available, making this an additional purchase.
Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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