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Five Little Chicks
by
Nancy Tafuri (Goodreads Author)
This little chick
went to the garden.
This little chick
found a worm.
This little chick
eyed a berry.
And this little chick
gave a squirm!
With counting, fun, and vibrant illustrations, acclaimed storyteller Nancy Tafuri brings the farmyard to life. Mamas and little ones everywhere will cherish all the special moments of these little chicks for years to come.
went to the garden.
This little chick
found a worm.
This little chick
eyed a berry.
And this little chick
gave a squirm!
With counting, fun, and vibrant illustrations, acclaimed storyteller Nancy Tafuri brings the farmyard to life. Mamas and little ones everywhere will cherish all the special moments of these little chicks for years to come.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2006
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
(first published January 10th 2006)
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I've read about how great Nancy Tafuri's books are for babies and toddlers, and this book was in the "Short and Sweet" book bundle I picked up at the library this week (thinking that Short and Sweet=baby friendly). This book didn't float my boat, though. I didn't think the illustrations were that interesting. I can't give you my son's opinion on them because he was nursing while I read this. Sometimes he pops up to look at the pictures if he finds them interesting, though, and this book didn't w...more
I didn't really like the way that reading it aloud I was not able to find a rhythm with the forced rhymes and had to stop several times. Also, my four year old who I was reading it with and has never lived on a farm pointed out that the hen was just plain silly for not letting her chicks eat the items that they wanted to because real chickens would have. Two stars because the illustrations are attractive and we liked the counting but that was about it.
My two year old really liked this book for the pictures, but I wasn't as enthusiastic. The rhymes are really forced. The chicks want to eat things like worms, ladybugs, strawberries, fish, and the mother hen leads them to to the corn patch instead. Chickens are omnivores and will eat grain, seeds, fruit, other vegetation, and worms and other insects. So why does this book insist they only eat corn?
Good counting book for preschoolers.
Target sounds / f - p /
"F" Initial - 9 times
"P" Initial - 11 times; Medial - 1 time; Final - 10 times
In general the book targets the bilabial sounds / p - b - m - w / several times; all preschool sounds are well represented and would also be good for Final Consonant Deletion.
Target sounds / f - p /
"F" Initial - 9 times
"P" Initial - 11 times; Medial - 1 time; Final - 10 times
In general the book targets the bilabial sounds / p - b - m - w / several times; all preschool sounds are well represented and would also be good for Final Consonant Deletion.
My last boss always used to say that Tafuri was the toddler author to go to, but her books can work for infants as well. They are simple stories with bright colorful illustrations, with details to engage busy minds and fingers.
The pictures in this book are cute, but nothing remarkable, and the rhymes were forced and difficult to read out loud. I thought that the author may be British since she rhymes "strawberry" with "worry", but no.
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Planning to use this with a flannel board in storytime. Super simple, rhyming text offers plenty of opportunity for actions as well as felts. Great for toddlers especially.
Apr 19, 2012
June
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
librarians, parents, teachers
Recommended to June by:
Polly Ross
I like William's text better in the Chicken Book, but choose Tafuri's large bright pictures for Lap Time.
Excellent book for counting and predictions. It is designed for preschoolers and yound children.
Read at story time at the Auburn Library. It was a cute story. It taught what chicks eat.
The meter on the rhymes is haphazard. Illustrations are lovely, as is usual for her.
Big illustrations always make Tafuri good for presenting to group.
Boooooring! Would not recommend.
very cute for practicing rhyming words!
Sweet story about five little chicks finding something to eat.
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Loved this cute little book. It would be fun to use in toddler time and have the kids scratch around like chickens. :)
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Nancy Tafuri is probably best known as the creator of Have You Seen My Duckling?, a 1985 Caldecott Honor Book described by Parent’s Choice as “beautifully precise yet emotionally affecting.” Trained as a graphic designer, Tafuri has authored more than 45 books over 30 years for the very young.
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