Cheerful Chick
-
- $14.99
-
- $14.99
Publisher Description
A fabulously sunny picture book for the optimist in all of us (or the optimist we wish we could be!)Right from the moment Chick is born, she wants to lead the other animals in cheer! Unfortunately, the rest of the barnyard just isn't quiiiite as enthusiastic. Lucky for little Chick she has a whole squad of siblings who are backing her up (even when she doesn't realize it)!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Persistence and self-awareness win out in this story of a bird trying to find her true squad. Brockenbrough and Won introduce persistent, perky Chicken, who, much to the chagrin of the entire barnyard, "loved to cheer." Wearing a coordinated sweater and pleated skirt, Chicken practices "side splits, wing stands, super punches" before setting out to realize "her lifelong dream/ to build a barnyard cheering team." Disappointments follow when the barnyard grown-ups grumpy Mr. Pig, apathetic Ms. Cow, and sleepy Mr. Sheep one by one rebuff her attempts at inclusion. ("Who am I," mopey Chicken asks, "if I cannot cheer?") Even as she moves from personal defeat to self-realization ("she didn't need those other folk / Just wings and legs and lots of yolk"), she fails to notice the retinue of uniformed chicks following her around the farm. But they're the key to her happy ending and everyone else's. Brockenbrough's rhymes mimic the rhythm and pacing of a cheer, while Won's depiction of Chicken's world is full of color and pep. This is an encouraging tale for the enthusiastic. Ages 4 8. Author's)
