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Who’s This Little Chick?

Who's This Little Chick?

Who’s This Little Chick?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who’s This Little Chick?

Auntie Aldang

Little Steps, 2021

32pp., hbk., RRP $A24.95

9781922358370

When a little chick hatches from a little rock in their garden, Jay and Essie go on a mission to find her family.  Assuming that because she hatched from an egg. they go to the chicken zoo to search.  But while they find all sorts of different chickens, none of them are the little chick’s parents.  Will there be a happy ending?

Told in rhyme, this story follows a familiar theme of searching for a parent by comparing the baby’s characteristics to those of the adults, but this has the twist of introducing young readers to some of the different species of chooks that there are, beyond those that are more familiar.  Some of very strange but sadly, this little chick isn’t like them at all.

As well as that aspect, young readers can also consider whether chickens are the only things that hatch from eggs, and they could even start to compare their own looks to those of their parents so they can see the various features they share that make them a unique blend of genes. 

Was the little chick even a chick? Perhaps a story that initiates the discussion about where they came from. 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Father Christmas

 

 

 

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Father Christmas

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Father Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Father Christmas

Eric Carle

Puffin, 2021

12pp., board book., $A12.99

 9780241527634

Even though our children might be fast asleep on Christmas Eve, there is one person who is extremely busy.  First he has to dress in his warmest clothes, feed his reindeer so they can manage their long night, and fill the sleigh with presents.  And this year there is a special helper. But will he make the journey too, or will he be left behind?

This is a charming story for our youngest readers as they settle down on this night of nights, and they will enjoy looking for that special little helper on each page. The VHC is a classic character, integral to the reading development of our children, and to team it up with the iconic Father Christmas has to be a winning partnership that will please parent and child alike.