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Chicks Run Wild
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Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (Goodreads Author),
Ward Jenkins (Goodreads Author)
When Mama Hen kisses her kids goodnight, she expects them to stay in bed. But those chicks...run...wild! They jump around and do cartwheels until Mama comes in and scolds them. But when she turns out the lights, the chicks start a pillow fight! Finally, Mama gets her chickies settled—but it turns out she’s not ready for bed, either….
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen’s playful rhyme
...moreHardcover, 32 pages
Published
January 25th 2011
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Mama Hen tucks each of her five little chicks into bed with fluffed up pillows and kisses. But when she leaves the room, the chicks run wild! They jump, play, dance. Even though they try to hide what they are doing from their mama, she figures it out. Again, she tries to tuck them into bed, but again they run wild when she leaves. Finally, she catches them in a wild pillow fight and that is when her response surprises the chicks. She offers to play with them! Now all of them go wild with dancing...more
It's time for bed for all little chicks, but when Mama Hen puts them to bed, they aren't ready and start to play after she leaves. Time and time again she cautions them to go to sleep, but the same thing happens each time. They wait until she has left, and then chaos erupts. In desperation, Mama turns the tables on them and keeps them busy until they are exhausted. The rhyming lines give this story a fast pace and ear-catching rhythm, and young readers will enjoy hearing and reading this one ove...more
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Chicks Run Wild is a fabulous addition to any bed time book collection. The rhyming words, the illustrations and the silly things the chicks do, make this book one both kids and parents will enjoy. As a parent, any book that captures my children's attention and is engaging for them is a huge success.
I really enjoyed the mother hen. Not only did I relate to her in her numerous attempts to get her kids to stay in bed, but I liked her gentle reminder that it's okay to break your own rules and play...more
I really enjoyed the mother hen. Not only did I relate to her in her numerous attempts to get her kids to stay in bed, but I liked her gentle reminder that it's okay to break your own rules and play...more
Jan 20, 2011
Katieb (MundieMoms)
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Chicks Run Wild is a fabulous addition to any bed time book collection. The rhyming words, the illustrations and the silly things the chicks do, make this book one both kids and parents will enjoy. As a parent, any book that captures my children's attention and is engaging for them is a huge success.
I really enjoyed the mother hen. Not only did I relate to her in her numerous attempts to get her kids to stay in bed, but I liked her gentle reminder that it's okay to break your own rules and play...more
I really enjoyed the mother hen. Not only did I relate to her in her numerous attempts to get her kids to stay in bed, but I liked her gentle reminder that it's okay to break your own rules and play...more
I think this story is a lot of fun--great pictures and humor--but it is a little long to read to pre-schoolers. Some of the words are a little advanced, too, but it also is a very-well done rhyming story. When I do this story, I generally read one less book and replace the "lost" story with a poem or extra song/fingerplay.
What I like to do with this story is have all the children say "Those chicks run wild!" with me.
This story lends well for a story time with a chicken/hen/rooster/chick theme,...more
What I like to do with this story is have all the children say "Those chicks run wild!" with me.
This story lends well for a story time with a chicken/hen/rooster/chick theme,...more
Fun pictures. Rhyming scheme was pretty good (except that I don't say "Pajamas" the way the author does, apparently). Fun to see the story progress. Love Mama Hen's solution. A little disconcerted for a moment that they have feather pillows--but maybe they're goose feathers, so we're all right? :-) I did not like the last page/ending. If I could read the book without that last page, I would totally do this for a storytime.
3/20/13 & 3/21/13: I did a bedtime theme for our first preschool Sprin...more
3/20/13 & 3/21/13: I did a bedtime theme for our first preschool Sprin...more
I won't deny it; I love chicken books. If I want to smile, I pick up a book starring a chicken. In this hilarious bedtime book, five chicks disobey their mother by going wild at bedtime instead of sleeping. Rhymes are fun and interesting, and the conclusion of the story will delight both young readers and adults. Winner, winner...no chicken dinner, but chicken dancing is good.
This is a fun book for bedtime. It's a bit raucous, so if you're trying to get the kiddos to settle down, this might not be the right book. The rhyming narrative is humorous and the illustrations are very colorful and amusing. We enjoyed reading this story together and our girls had fun chiming in on the repetitive refrain, "those chicks run wild!"
This book is darling - the illustrations are too cute! However, not a book for bedtime!!! It makes a little one be wild like the little chicks in the story. Mama Hen gets cross at her chicks as they pretend to sleep and eventually get wild with them too but they get tuckered out first and THEN go to sleep. Still cute but perhaps don't read it at bedtime :)
I loved it. No, it's not about young, drunken coeds, on spring break, it's about real chicks. Mama Hen can't get her baby chicks to stay in bed and go to sleep. Every time she says goodnight and leaves the room, they 'go wild'. "She put her wings on her hips and . . . then she gives them all a peck . . .." 15 minutes that will brighten your day.
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Super cute book! My kids love this one and love to find Mama looking in the door of the chicks' room! The rhyming is cute, and since we've read it so many times, I have the cadence down pretty well. I must say that it is SUPERBLY illustrated by my high school classmate, Ward Jenkins. Great job Ward!
This text could be used to help students identify rhyming words. I'd also use this at naptime with my pre-k students as its talking about sleeping and chicks wanting to play at night. I might even share this with a student that is not getting enough sleep at night!
Joyfully fun book about chicks who don't want to go to bed. Told in rhyming text, this story has a repeating line that children will adore and quickly learn to yell out "those chicks run wild!" Bold and bright illustrations add to the fun.
Fun book about young chicks who just won't go to sleep! And there may be more to Mama's scolding than we think! Definitely at the top of the list for storytimes. The pictures are fun and colorful, and the rhymes have a good rhythm to them.
Apr 20, 2011
Melissa
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3 of 5 stars
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Nice rhyme that actually scans, lively illustrations with fun details (faves: the Abbey Road w/chicks image on the wall and book The Egg & I on the dresser). I also like Stay Awake, Sally, by Modarressi for bedtime role-reversal.
Nicely rhyming read-aloud title about some little chicks who just won't go to sleep. I recommend *not* reading this right before bedtime because it's more energizing than calming. Might be a good after-nap book.
If my daughter makes me read a book twice, I have to give it 5 stars! We giggled through this one, and appreciated the lesson at the end (even my 9 year old son got the message and enjoyed it)!
another cute rhyming book. The chicks think they are outsmarting their momma but she keeps catching them playing after they have gone to bed and then she wants to play too. Great illustrations.
When the little chicks can't settle down for the night, their Mama has a surprise request for them. Kids will love Mama's participation in the nightime revlry.
Lisle Call # E BAR
Lisle Call # E BAR
Mama puts the chicks to bed, but every time she does, the chicks do crazy things. Finally Mama wants to know if she's going to be invited to join in on the fun in a great twist!
Love the different personalities of the chicks and the loving relationship between mother and chicks, but two forced rhymes ruin the pattern of the imaginative rhyming text.
A mother hen turns the tables on her brood of "wild" chicks in bedtime story. The rhyming is a little bit clunky and times but the spirit more than makes up for it. Super cute!
Lauren's review at 5 Minutes for Books made this a must read when I need a laugh!
My favorite Sudipta Book. Fun! Cute. Hens and chicks will all be able to relate. Hopefully, roosters will get a kick out of this chicklet chick lit too!
Anyone who has tried to put down a child when they are not tired will relate to this book. Great humor! Great bed-time story. Fun illustrations.
Love this book! I can already tell it would be an excellent storytime book with the quiet and loud parts of the book and the excellent rhyming.
A cute bedtime story. The pictures are quite entertaining and I love the last page, though children might not see the humor there.
So cute. Plus, the rhyming text makes it perfect for a read aloud. This one will definitely be part of our chick themed story times.
fun book about chicks that played when they were supposed to be in bed. Mom catches them and wants to know where her invitation is.
Great twist of a bedtime tale with fun rhymes. Not sure how the parenting technique will work for the long term. Sorry Mama Hen.
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Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen never thought she'd grow up to be a writer. She'd thought of being a doctor (but she's afraid of blood), a model (but she likes to eat), the president (but she had a dissolute youth)... so much for childhood dreams. Sudipta is the author of eleven picture books and seventeen nonfiction books for children including The Hog Prince, illustrated by Jason Wolff (Dutton, 2009), B...more
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