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Little Chicken's Big Day
by
Jerry Davis,
Katie Davis (Goodreads Author)
"I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken!" That's the simple refrain that Little Chicken repeats to his mama throughout a typical day. But Little Chicken can be distractable . . . and when he wanders off and gets lost, the day becomes anything but typical. With subtlety and humor, this sweet little story sweeps through a wide range emotions using the simplest of language. From hu...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 19th 2011
by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Are there any picture book catchphrases that have entered the cultural lexicon? I'm serious in asking this, but I'm a poor judge of what everyone knows. When you spend your days reading lines like "He was a big FAT caterpillar" aloud and then find yourself working those phrases into your everyday speech, you're not exactly the best average consumer. Still, even I know that when you look at the great picture book classics, they may be great books but you don't hear words or phrases from them show...more
Even though I know, really know, not to judge a book by it's cover, I still occasionally do. I was attracted to Little Chicken's Big Day by Jerry Davis, illustrated by Katie Davis primarily by the huge image of Little Chick on the cover. Inside there is only one picture that size.
Davis' illustrations are attractive and use varied perspectives. The distracted chick (youngster) sequence is cute, if not original. My favorite images are butterfly sequence, upside-down look, clutching leg, Mama &...more
Davis' illustrations are attractive and use varied perspectives. The distracted chick (youngster) sequence is cute, if not original. My favorite images are butterfly sequence, upside-down look, clutching leg, Mama &...more
Little Chicken's Big Day is a brightly told picture book recounting one small chick's day out with his mom. This charming story is full of attitude that will have both children and adults grinning. The little chick replies to his mom's demands to get ready and buckle up with the repeated "I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken".
It isn't long before curiosity has the little chick wandering off after a butterfly and is soon separated from Big Chicken. Her big clucking voice helps him joyfully reunite wi...more
It isn't long before curiosity has the little chick wandering off after a butterfly and is soon separated from Big Chicken. Her big clucking voice helps him joyfully reunite wi...more
Little Chicken and his mom get dressed and prepare to face the day. They take off in the car and then travel on foot to spend the day together. Of course, Little Chicken can barely keep up with his mother's fast pace. And then, there are all these attractive distractions such as a butterfly and a flower. Little Chicken doesn't know where his mother has gone until he hears her calling. The phrase "I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken" flows through the pages in various tones: resignation, annoyance,...more
A not-very-special book about the day in the life of a little chicken. Little Chicken gets up and Big Chicken offers a series of commands - "Wash your face! Brush your teeth! Get dressed!" whereupon Little Chicken responds, "I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken." It's a cute phrase that will be repeated throughout the book. They go out for the day and Big Chicken tells Little Chicken to hold her hand, but the pretty purple butterfly is so tempting, and soon Little Chicken becomes separated from Big...more
Katie Davis's Who Hops? is one of the all-time toddler storytime classics. Bright and lively, it encourages participant reading. Little Chicken, which is even simpler, joins that book. There's something very Zen about Little Chicken: the purest little 1-2-3 koan of a story, illustrated in the purest warm colors against a pure white background. Also, Little Chicken wears red Chucks, and as we all know, there is no shoe that is more essentially Shoe than red Chucks.
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Big, bold illustrations on a vast white background. My favorite line is, "I hear you cluckin', big chicken," which is repeated in the story. The entire story is only about 67 words. LITTLE CHICKEN'S BIG DAY is about a little chicken who goes out with his mom only to be distracted by the world around him. He gets lost, then found, and is happy to be with his Mama again. This is a book in which the pictures tell the story. While cute, this is best suited as a board book. It felt slight, especially...more
Thank you to @MrSchuReads (John Schu) for allowing me to read this book after "winning" it on Twitter! What a joy it was to come home to this little gem yesterday! I immediately shared it with my kids, then took it to school and shared it there!
This fabulously illstrated and beautifully written story shows the wonder and merriment kids can find in the mundane, despite our best efforts to keep them in line. The words leap off the page and kids instantly know that they are chick! This is a great r...more
This fabulously illstrated and beautifully written story shows the wonder and merriment kids can find in the mundane, despite our best efforts to keep them in line. The words leap off the page and kids instantly know that they are chick! This is a great r...more
Little chicken just keeps listening to his mother clucking commands. Then little chicken and her mother go on an outing, but little chicken is distracted by a butterfly and gets lost. Mama big chicken searches for little chicken and finally finds her. Little chicken is so happy to see her mama that she doesn't mind her clucking so much this time! My daughter and I loved this one, I think because story is very much like a typical day for us but set to the tone of mother and baby chicken.
Didn't really love this. Big Chicken and Little Chicken go out for the day, but curiosity soon gets the better of Little Chicken and he strays from Big Chicken. But when he hears Big Chicken cluckin', he knows things are going to be alright. The story and illustrations were mediocre all around for me. Nothing about this struck my fancy except that it was a book about a mom and her little chick. Definitely pass up-able.
Little Chicken's life is dominated by instructions from his mother: "Wash your face!" "Get dressed!" "Time to go!" He can't help but mutter with a touch of attitude, "I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken." It's not until he finds himself lost that the value of his mother's incessant voice becomes known. Sparse and cleverly designed pages with dialogue-only text offers a surprisingly sophisticated choice for storytime.
Very cute illustrations, simple on plain white backgrounds for good contrast. Good character development, complete plot. Minimalist style using illustrations to tell the story. You can feel the emotions of Little Chicken as he goes from being annoyed at the sound of Big Chicken's voice to fear at not hearing her and finally relief at finding her again.
Reading Level: Ages 3+
Cluck, cluck, cluck. Do this, Little Chicken, do that, Little Chicken. Come here! Brush your teeth! Get dressed! Little Chicken is sick of being told what to do!! But uh oh…
Big Chicken?
Where are you?
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Cluck, cluck, cluck. Do this, Little Chicken, do that, Little Chicken. Come here! Brush your teeth! Get dressed! Little Chicken is sick of being told what to do!! But uh oh…
Big Chicken?
Where are you?
For more book reviews from the HPPL Youth Department, click here.
"I hear you cluckin' big chicken". What a great response, as little chick is rushed through her day by her mother. When she stops to watch a butterfly, Mom finally "gets it" and stops to give her a hug. A nice reminder to SLOW DOWN! This will be a fun one to read with Prek and K with it's bright, simple illustrations and catchy phrasing.
Vibrant in image and voice, the dramatically large/small sized characters, familiar scenarios, and expressive faces provide an easy identification for any "little ones" who find themselves always keeping up with Mama. A great comforting resolution and humorous last line are the perfect finish- before going back to read it again and again.
I love this book but I'm not sure that the cuteness of it all will translate to a storytime audience. Little chicken has a little attitude ("I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken."...until he gets distracted by a butterfly and momentarily loses his Big Chicken. This is one that certain children will be drawn to and want to read over and over.
I really, really, wanted to like this book. I did, but I guess my expectations may have been too high. I can easily picture reading it over and over again to a child, with its simple, important message. I can also see a primary class clamoring for this book. I just wish there were a little more to it.
Little Chicken IS SO CUTE!
I love the repetition of "I hear you cluckin' Big Chicken"
and how simple the story is, but it's a great day in Little Chicken's life.
Cute and simple illustrations too.
Fun book!
Haiku Review:
Little Chicken frowns
and follows around Mama
but then, he gets lost!
I love the repetition of "I hear you cluckin' Big Chicken"
and how simple the story is, but it's a great day in Little Chicken's life.
Cute and simple illustrations too.
Fun book!
Haiku Review:
Little Chicken frowns
and follows around Mama
but then, he gets lost!
I liked the jacket cover summary better than the book. The book didn't seem to have a plot. The illustrations were cute, and I liked how there was not much on the page to represent that little chick was in his own world but think it could have been more colorful anyway or make little chick bigger.
Liittle Chicken's Big Day made me wish I had a toddler. This is not a feeling I often experience. Little Chicken's Big Day needs to be read aloud. On laps. Before naps. It is a sweet, comforting book that I will be giving away to little ones and their parents every chance I get.
Aw, what a cute one! Nothing to fancy or complicated here, just the story of a day with little chicken and his mother. I like the big, bold, simple illustrations. A lot of the scenes made me smile because I can picture a child behaving just that way! Nice one for the little ones.
I AM that big chicken "Put on your shoes. Brush your teeth. Hold my hand," and can almost hear my kids thinking, "I hear you clucking, Big Chicken."
Very cute, very simple story book -- good for groups and one-on-one and gives the parents a bit of a laugh. All good.
Very cute, very simple story book -- good for groups and one-on-one and gives the parents a bit of a laugh. All good.
Cute illustrations with lots of opportunities for participation. I like that there are some pages without text and that there's so much fun repetition to keep kids interested.
This would work well for Toddler Time or a younger Alphabet Soup crowd, I'm guessing...
This would work well for Toddler Time or a younger Alphabet Soup crowd, I'm guessing...
Things I like: the all-too-familiar parent commands (Hold my hand! Follow me! Time to go!); how the "I hear you cluckin'" line is used in different ways throughout the book; the picture of the chick hugging the mama's skinny legs; how the mama stops her bustle once she finds her chick to hug, play, and look at the butterfly.
Katie Davis knows her way around a toddler book (Who Hops?) but is not my style of illustrator. I think the cover is the strongest.
Katie Davis knows her way around a toddler book (Who Hops?) but is not my style of illustrator. I think the cover is the strongest.
It’s a new day for Little Chicken. He gets up and follows his mama all over until it is finally time to go to sleep.
“Wash your face!
Brush your teeth!
Get dressed!
I hear you cluckin’, Big Chicken.”
“Wash your face!
Brush your teeth!
Get dressed!
I hear you cluckin’, Big Chicken.”
my 9 month old LOVES this book (but that may be because i teach him all yellow birds are ducks that go quack, and he loves quacking sound). lovely book, we love it and give it the highest rating possible.
Cute. Images are spare and clear. I love the way this book begs to be read with inflection. A great read-aloud but not worth reading unless you're willing to let loose and do some voices.
A cute story with simple text and a catchy phrase, "I hear you cluckin', Big Chicken." The illustrations are also simple, yet very colorful. This is a great example of less is more.
Cluck, cluck, cluck. Do this, Little Chicken, do that, Little Chicken. Come here! Brush your teeth! Get dressed! Little Chicken is sick of being told what to do!! But uh oh…
Big Chicken?
Where are you?
Big Chicken?
Where are you?
From mama saying do this, do that, to the delightful distraction so typical of children, to the closing refrain--"I hear you clucking..."--totally simple and totally enjoyable!
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Childrens author/illustrator Katie Davis has published nine books and appears monthly on the ABC affiliate show, Good Morning Connecticut, recommending great books for kids. She produces Brain Burps About Books, a podcast about kidlit, with an affiliated blog and monthly newsletter. Katie volunteers in a maximum security prison teaching Writing for Children and over the last dozen years has presen...more
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