This Little Chick

by John Lawrence

Who says a little chick can’t make big, loud animal noises?

Most little chicks barely make a peep, but not this little chick! While his brothers and sisters nestle close to their mother hen, this little chick struts off on his own to make some new friends in the farmyard. And he has a wonderful time of it - sliding off the back of a shiny pink pig, hopping along with frogs, skipping with a flock of frisky sheep, and imitating all the sounds these animals make. Full of playful detail, John Lawrence’s bold, energetic engravings will keep toddlers smiling, long after the oinking, mooing, baaing, and quacking are over.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Storytime, Childrens, Fiction, Birds, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

John Lawrence’s signature wood engravings grace the pages of many classic novels and anthologies. But to do the large bold engravings for THIS LITTLE CHICK, he chose to work in vinyl. He says of this book, "I always wanted to do a book for very young children and was delighted when a little chick turned up on my doorstep." John Lawrence’s other books for children include THE MYSTERIES OF ZIGOMAR by Allan Ahlberg and A YEAR AND A DAY by William Mayne.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Little Chick shines in several ways as an exceptional children’s book for the 0-4 age group. Its rhyming verse and animal sounds encourage phonological awareness and narrative skills; and vocabulary learning is also encouraged through the animal’s names and sounds. The book’s illustrations are unique, charming, and vintage-inspired through hand-crafted elements including vinyl engravings, watercolor washes, and printed wood textures. Children will find enjoyment in calling out the next animal’s sounds after each prompting verse; this reader participation aspect makes it an ideal read-aloud and storytime book.

[Heather Pehnec · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading this about 20 times, I finally realized this should be sung - though it works either way. The illustrations are fantastic.

[Aneesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun to read aloud

[Dana Gunderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I say this is a perfect storytime read, I mean P E R F E C T! From asking children to identify the animals on the page to making the animal sounds together, the little ones will love this book during read aloud! The text is simple and the illustrations are bright. This book very well might become a Toddler Time staple for me!

[N · Rating 4 out of 5]

This atypical little chick knows how to fit in wherever she goes. Incorporating a small puppet into sharing this story does not make for difficult handling of the physical book. Or add frog, cow, duck, and pig puppets and ditch the book entirely.

[Sara Texas Girl Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

THIS LITTLE CHICK by John Lawrence is a well-illustrated picture book for the 5 and under crowd about an adventurous little chick who roams around a farm meeting and imitating other animals. This is a great book to read aloud to littles, and they can help make all the animal noises! (Especially at the end when the chick repeats ALL the noises at once for his mom.) Super cute, solid picture for little kids that's great for audience involvement! (I found this at my library and the cover caught my attention!)

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful read-aloud book! Especially if your child loves to make animal noises. The constant animal noises throughout the book afford for child interaction all the way through.

It is a short read with no story or plot. Other than matching animal noises with the correct animal, there is not much opportunity for learning in this book. It is more for entertainment and engagement.

[Roben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little chick makes the rounds in the barnyard and visits with each animal by making their sound. When she comes back home to mama hen, she tells about her adventurous day by reciting all the new sounds she can make. Learning animal sounds is an easy way to help children learn how to talk. Most animal sounds are fairly easy to say and can be an important building block to associating a sound with an object. This is a perfect book to reinforce animal sounds.

[Anne White · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Amazon review from 2002:
This has to be the perfect book for a year-old baby. I say this from tired experience after reading, re-reading, re-reading...the pictures are bright and definite and exactly right for babies, the rhythm is fun, the animal noises inspired even our year-old to say "baa" in response. This is one of her three favourite books (the others are In the Tall Tall Grass and Night Cars).

[Laurie B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this one for a 0-5 storytime today and it was lots of fun! The kids thought it was really silly how the little chick made all the other animal sounds instead of its own "cheep!" And even the grown-ups were laughing at the cacophony of the last page. :) I chose to sing this one to the tune of "5 Little Ducks Went Out One Day," which works perfectly! Everyone sang along and the kids really enjoyed making all of the animal sounds with me and the chick. A perfect storytime book!

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Repetitive. One sentence per page. “This little chick from over the way went to play with the ____ one day. And what do you think they heard him say?” with the next page being the noise the animal makes. A lot of white space and simple illustrations of the different farm animals. Good for preschool storytimes.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bold and appealing woodcut-style illustrations show a chick's day visiting all of the other animals on a fantasy farm. Like many youngsters, he picks up all of the new sounds he hears and repeats them when he gets home!

[Andrés · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is designed to be a baby / toddler storytime read. The large pages of the picture book are easy to show to a crowd, and the book requests call-and-response for animal sounds on each page. This is a very simple book that follows a little chick throughout.

[Caro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had lots of fun singing this with a lively mixed-age group. Big, bold pictures and lots of opportunities to make animal noises - what else could you wish for?

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little story. Bold illustrations. A little chick is out and about and picks up the dialect from the other animals.

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little chick plays with other animals during the day, with the sounds emphasized.

[Milton Louie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little chick plays with friends. B

[Gwen Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bright and engaging illustrations. Nice repetition. Fun call and response and interactive opportunities.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Animal sounds!

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little chick wanders around the farm learning all sorts of sounds. baby and up. simple and cute with lots of sounds repition

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the illustrations in this book, and it makes a great mother goose book to use with "I went to visit the farm one day".

[Kristen Thorp · Rating 5 out of 5]

185/365

[Caontie McNeal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little chick is a busy body who goes around the farm meeting new friends. Great pictures and a short story that will keep the chindrens attention.

[Emmelynn Fuentes · Rating 5 out of 5]

story about animal sounds on a farm and wood carved illustrations printed with ink.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations in this book are really nice, and the story is fun. It is simple and predictable, which is just right for a very young age group.

[Kfiles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very cute about a little chick and his mother.

[Lupe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an animal book. Any one who enjoys looking at animal illustrations and reading about the different animals will enjoy this book.

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 3 out of 5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMxo...

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple story, lots of animals. The art drew my 5 year old daughter in before I evened opened the book!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little story about farm animal sounds