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Bulletin for the Center... - 05/01/2015 One little “chooky chick” (a baby chicken, in this Australian import) attempts to pull up a worm, but “Clucky cluck, worm’s stuck. What should chooky do?” Next, two chicks try pulling together, to no avail. One by one, chicks continue to lend a beak until there are five chicks and a rooster pulling on the worm, which finally emerges and reveals itself to be a shoelace in a buried shoe. The rhythmic pattern of the rhyming text (“Three little chooky chicks pulling at a worm. What’s wrong? Worm’s long. What should chookies do?”), along with the incremental counting, make this a spot-on readaloud selection for the preschool crowd. The quick pacing will keep the attention of restless youngsters, and the surprise ending will tickle preschool funny bones. Hanley’s handcrafted and digital collage illustrations use warm reds, golds, and oranges for the chicks and the rooster (with touches of olive and brown for contrast), set against white space while bands of yellowy-green fill in for grass and occasional pale blue scallops suggest sky. Subtle patterns and textures add depth to the collages, and the chicks’ and rooster’s oversized bug eyes give them a literal wide-eyed innocence while also indicating surprise at the moment of the “worm’s” unearthing. The bold, blocky figures of the birds against the white backgrounds ensure good visibility for group viewing. Perk up a chicken-themed storytime with this title (perhaps along with Harrington’s Busy-Busy Little Chick, BCCB 5/13), or pair it with Krauss’ classic The Carrot Seed for another tale of uprooted buried “treasure.” JH - Copyright 2015 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

School Library Journal - 05/01/2015 PreS—"One little chooky chick/pulling at a worm./Clucky cluck, worm's stuck./What should chooky do?" The cute rhyming text of this cumulative counting book from Australia is paired with exuberant illustrations, where digitized patterns and textures supplement a woodblock print effect. Googly-eyed red, green, and yellow chicks line up, tugging at the stubborn worm. At last, five chicks and a rooster succeed in pulling out a buried shoe by its lace, while an actual worm watches gleefully. VERDICT This funny, early counting book is a good choice for general purchase.—Rachel Anne Mencke, St. Matthew's Parish School, Pacific Palisades, CA - Copyright 2015 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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