Fluffy Chick

by Rod Campbell

Touching and feeling are an essential part of a child's development. Your child can turn the pages and touch and feel fluffy chick and her farmyard friends—mother hen, the cow, the lamb, and pig.

Genres: Childrens

12 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

He was brought up in Zimbabwe and returned to Britain where he completed a doctorate in organic chemistry. In 1980 he became involved in children's publishing where he began designing innovative books with interactive elements and repetitive phrases.

In 1987 he founded Campbell Blackie Books in partnership with his publisher Blackie. Campbell Books (as it became in 1989) was sold in 1995 to Macmillan Publishers.

Reviews

[Greg Gregori · Rating 5 out of 5]

el pollet era molt suau, un gir inesperat el de la vaca amb la llengua aspra, primer llibre de l'any 2022

[Owain Lloyd-williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling.

[Samuel Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Books enable us to travel places that we can only dream of; we can walk on the moon, or sink to the deepest depths of the ocean. However, not all books have to be spectacular to be great; simple pleasures can also be good. Taking a child to a petting zoo is one of the most fun outings a family can do, but what happens when you are having an indoor day? Pick up ‘‘Fluffy Chick’’ and bring the simple joy of the petting zoo to you.

Fluffy Chicken wants to introduce you to some of his friends; pig for instance, or cow. All of them are adorned with a feature that is fun to touch from a soft belly to textured ears. In the end though, all we want to do is rub Fluffy Chick’s little belly, but where have they gone? Follow the nice surprise to see how small Fluffy really is.

When it comes to children’s books, Rod Campbell is a name to conjure with. His simple, but fantastic books have been entertaining us for 40 years. ‘‘Dear Zoo’’ may be his most famous work, but nearly all his books follow the same pattern that makes them great for babies in particular and ‘‘Fluffy Chick’’ is no exception.

With only ten pages, this is not a book that goes into great depth about life on the farm. Instead, it is just a pleasurable touch and feel book that covers a few of the classic farmyard animals that a child will learn early on in their life. Campbell’s trademark bold and colourful illustrations are front and centre, so the book is very appealing to a toddler. They will soon reach forwards to get a feel of the different animals. The text is also simple enough that very early readers can follow it.

One element that is really fun about ‘‘Fluffy’’ is the final page that gives the reader a surprise. It is this page that lifts the book from being just another touch and feel cliché into something that is great entertainment for a little child. Just watch as they try and race towards the end to reveal the surprise once more. Original review on thebookbag.co.uk

[Mouhamed_boy · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I thought about a chick hugging me, a fluffy one!”

[Lyra Maine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cow tongue isn’t very rough

[Myra Gallagher · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 2 boys loved this as a first baby book. Read it to them from 1month old - I loved it too! Very cute and not too many things on each page for them to take in. They asked for it to be read over and over again. Buying a new addition for my god-daughter now. :-)

[Chrissie Willicombe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very very simple book aimed at 0 to 2 years. My daughter liked it though!

[Puri Kencana Putri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this one for my niece a six month old creature. I couldn't help to stroke fluffy chick first and read about her rolled-away egg!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mini-Me loved this one.