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Tillie Lays An Egg
by
Terry Golson,
Ben Fink
Hilarious photos and simple, earnest text introduce us to the head of the henhouse: Tillie is a REAL chicken, and a very adventurous one, at that!
Unlike the other hens at Little Pond Farm, Tillie isn't one to wait her turn to lay her eggs. And she's certainly not one to stay cooped up all day. Off she goes!
Author Terry Golson and photographer Ben Fink invite you to join Ti...more
Unlike the other hens at Little Pond Farm, Tillie isn't one to wait her turn to lay her eggs. And she's certainly not one to stay cooped up all day. Off she goes!
Author Terry Golson and photographer Ben Fink invite you to join Ti...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
January 1st 2009
by Scholastic Press
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To be honest, I didn't really love this book....BUT my kids really really loved it, finding the eggs in each photo, etc. So an extra star for getting numerous extra requests.
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Tillie is a hen who doesn't lay her eggs in the nesting boxes provided for the hens. The other hens nicely take turns laying their eggs and then head outside. Tillie doesn't wait for her turn, but instead finds interesting spots to lay her eggs. She wants to eat worms, so an egg is laid in the dirt. Then she ventures onto the farmhouse porch and from there into the house, each day exploring more and laying her egg in a different spot.
Vivid photography makes this book special. From the shots of t...more
Vivid photography makes this book special. From the shots of t...more
Tillie the hen doesn't want to wait to lay her egg in the shared nest boxes inside the hen house, so she finds other places. Readers are encouraged (in the text) to find Tillie's eggs in each scene (a little bit like Jean Marzollo's I Spy books, except just one egg, and not so many things cluttered around it). The photographs are excellent - I particularly liked the ones on the end papers of all the hens, and the one on the back flap of the cover that shows a very petite Tillie perched on her au...more
Tillie lays an egg is simliar to the Minerva Louise books by Janet Stoeke, but is fun it its own way with vivid photographs of the lovely chickens.
There are seven chickens in the henhouse, but only Tillie is not interested in eating corn or laying eggs in a nest. Tillie is an adventurer, always exploring and looking for worms. She lays her eggs is amazing places! Children must search the pictures to find the eggs left in funny and unusual situations.
Recommended for 2-4 year olds.
There are seven chickens in the henhouse, but only Tillie is not interested in eating corn or laying eggs in a nest. Tillie is an adventurer, always exploring and looking for worms. She lays her eggs is amazing places! Children must search the pictures to find the eggs left in funny and unusual situations.
Recommended for 2-4 year olds.
Tille, unlike the other six chickens on her farm, does not want to stay inside and lay her egg in the nesxting box. instead his wanders the farm and lays eggs in unusual spots. Children will enjoy searching the crisp photographs to find where Tille laid her egg. Great for one on one. I wish this could be made into a big book format so it could be used with groups. For ages 3 to 5.
This book is really cute! its about a hen named Tillie who lays her eggs anywhere, but the nest like the other hens do. Also, she eats worms instead of corn. The pics in this book are really great considereing its a non-fiction book. Also, the really great part about this book is when your done you can view Tillie live on the farm webcam by going to: http://www.hencam.com
Toddler G loves this book. We are adding it to our personal library. The real pictures of these fabulous ladies are wonderful. It is hard not to love hens with names like Edwina, Tillie and Ginger! Love the find the egg featured throughout the story as independent Tillie lays her eggs and ventures beyond the coop.
Since urban farming is all the rage, more and more children are having experiences with actual fowl. But even if the only place you've ever seen a chicken is on the dinner table, you'll get a kick out of "finding the egg" within the vivid photographs that illustrate this charming picture book.
Great story about seven chickens, all with wonderful names like Prudence and Edwina. While six chickens hang out together and lay eggs. They lay their eggs using the nesting boxes. Tillie is not like the rest, she likes to explore. She's always laying her eggs in the strangest places. It's a scavenger hunt to find out where they are.
Jun 02, 2009
Relyn
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents and teachers of young children
Recommended to Relyn by:
Jerusalem Greer
What a fun, witty book. It's a bit young for my child or my students, but still a great read. I love that it told a typical children's story, but used actual photos of the author's chickens to illustrate the story. I think this would appeal to children quite a bit.
This book has real pictures about chickens who lay eggs. Tillie doesn't like to lay her eggs in the henhouse so she lays them all over the farm. My son loves to find the egg in each picture, and now each chicken/hen is "Tillie" to him.
Fun eay book for toddlers.
Fun eay book for toddlers.
This is a glorious book for fans of chickens! Using the author's own chickens and her amazing chicken item collection she creates a real and fun story about the hens laying eggs and exploring. The photos are wonderful and the props used are awesome.
Great photographs depict Tillie tromping through the farm laying her eggs in unusual places while all the other chickens are laying theirs in the egg boxes. It has an aspect of "Where's Waldo?" as on each page you get to search for Tillie's egg.
Aug 03, 2010
dee
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Chicken lovers, you know who you are.
Recommended to dee by:
The Little Red Hen
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I really loved this book. It was kind of like an I-Spy book. I loved the story and looking for the egg. Very cute. I can see why children would love this one. It is very colorful, the photography is awesome. It is nice to see different mediums used to illustrate children's books.
I love the images throughout the book. It offers mathematical, problem solving problems for the reader to solve. It does not tell much of a story, but does keep the reader on edge by asking questions throughout the book.
Kind of an "eye-spy" type of photo picture book where the readers try to find where on the page the hen, Tillie, has laid her egg. Pretty much everywhere but the nesting box. It's silly and kids will love this one.
The photographs are sharp, clear, and vividly colorful. Children will enjoy the "I spy" aspects of the text -- locating Tillie's eggs. Many opportunities to practice counting. Days of the week provide a familliar framework for the plot.
Fun story about a chicken who doesn't lay her eggs in typical places. Children will want to find the egg in the photographs, which are of real chickens on the author's farm. Read aloud to 3s and they enjoyed it.
It won't work for groups, but as a one on one this will be great. Kids will love hunting in each picture for Tillie's egg, and there's a nice little storyline to go along with the hunt!
Great photos! Young children will enjoy looking for Tillie's eggs. Because of the search feature, this would be a better book for sharing one-on-one than for using in storytime.
A great way to spend time with a kid. Enjoy this delightful and beautiful book. Valentine's Day, birthday, rainy day -- any occasion is a good one to give a book.
The great thing about this book is it has real photographs of chickens. My students enjoyed hearing this book and searching for Tillie's egg each day. Cute story!
Photo easy book. Picked out for story time but didn't get a chance to present it. 6 hens, it could be good with voices, but no dialogue due to the fact it is realistic.
Tillie lays eggs all over the farm. Can you find them? Includes some counting. Real photographs. Great for pre-school units as well as one on one.
The photographs are gorgeous and I think this would be a fun book one-on-one. Children will enjoy finding where Tillie lays her egg in each scenario.
Tillie does not like to lay her eggs in the henhouse, like the other hens. She goes all over, even into the house, to lay her eggs. See if you can find them!
Tillie is a chicken with a mind of her own when it comes to where to lay her eggs. Piper cracked up when Tillie said, "Drat!" It's her new favorite word.
Nice, simple story of a chicken and all the places she lays her eggs. On each spread, the children can look for the egg hidden in the photo.
This is a fun book about an adventurous chicken who may lay her egg anywhere. The pictures are well done and I love tillie. Ages 3+
pictures of animals are hilarious. Tillie is adventurous and each page is like a puzzle to find where Tillie's egg is.
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Terry Golson is a professional chef, cooking instructor, and author of For Goodness' Sake (a James Beard Award cookbook nominee), 1,000 Lowfat Recipes, Wholehearted Cooking, and a children's book, Tillie Lays an Egg. Terry has kept a flock of hens in her backyard for more than 17 years. She shares her chickens and chicken knowledge through her website, livestreaming cameras, and blog at HenCam.com...more
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