This story is written by Jane Clarke and illustrated by Garry Parsons and it tells of a mother who has lost one of her ten chicks. She eventually finds it stuck in some mud in the middle of the farmyard. Being the caring mother she is, she jumps right in to try and pull the chick out but gets stuck herself. After nearly all of the farm yard animals and the farmer himself try to get the chick out of the mud, the small chick informs them all that he wasn't actually stuck and jumps right out leaving all of the other animals in a bit of a pickle!
The illustrations in this book are fantastic and all of the characters are very cartoon-like and funny. The pictures take up the whole page and are very colourful and engaging for young children.
The text is easy to read but does end up all over the place on some pages which could be hard to ...
Advantages: A fun activity that will keep your child entertained for hours on end. Disadvantages: Only suitable for the holiday season.
description explaining the scene and what is missing for your little one to find the stickers to complete the scene.
The opening double spread is an advent calendar which is perfect for my little boy as I much prefer the idea of stickers to chocolates at this young age, plus he doesn't like chocolate yet as he has a healthy diet. It has been nice to be able to explain by using the scene about waiting for Santa to come, and my son has enjoyed helping stick the stickers onto the correct windows. Some pages require you to stick the stickers in certain positions so it offers a challenge for younger children, if your child should accidently stick a sticker in the wrong area there is no need to worry as they easily peel back off allowing them to be re-stuck. Some of the scenes such as penguin land and decorating the tree are free following allowing ...
