Big Chickie, Little Chickie: A Book of Opposites

by Janee Trasler, Janee Trasler (Illustrator)

Overview

In the newest addition to the hilarious series, the Chickies say cheese, while young readers learn their opposites. With rhyming words and great illustrations, the Chickies help babies and toddlers have fun while learning the fundamentals in this padded paper-over-board perfect for little hands.

Chickies up.
Chickies down.
Chickies smile.
Chickies frown.

Clickety-CLICK! Chickies pose for a pic!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062342317
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	01/26/2016
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 4 Years

About the Author

Janee Trasler loves to make kids laugh. Whether she's writing and illustrating books, singing silly songs, or making puppets do their thing, she's going for the giggle. Janee lives in Grapevine, Texas with her husband John, two dogs, two guinea pigs, and a big ol' pile of puppets.

Janee Trasler loves to make kids laugh. Whether she's writing and illustrating books, singing silly songs, or making puppets do their thing, she's going for the giggle. Janee lives in Grapevine, Texas with her husband John, two dogs, two guinea pigs, and a big ol' pile of puppets.

Editorial Reviews

11/30/2015
Trasler’s sixth board book featuring her round yellow chicks, following Bathtime for Chickies and other titles, tackles opposites. Typical pairings like in and out, up and down appear, but there’s a lot more going on, too—the book is framed as a photo shoot, with the chicks playing dress-up and running around outdoors as they demonstrate the opposites. Trasler further gooses things by interrupting seemingly predictable rhymes with cameos from animals stepping in front of the camera: “Chickies then. Chickies now./ Chickies dance and take a... cow!” It isn’t the easiest of story lines to follow, but it has energy in abundance. A free song is downloadable online. Up to age 4. Agent: Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

2016-02-02
This new volume in Trasler's popular Chickies series (Bedtime for Chickies, 2014; A New Chick for Chickies, 2014, etc.) introduces opposites. Pig, Cow, and Sheep decide it's picture time for Chickies. All the animals take part in a boisterous photo shoot, showcasing pairs of opposites along the way. In some instances, the concepts are crystal clear, such as when the text "Chickies in. / Chickies out" is paired with an illustration of the Chickies inside and outside a box of clothing. Other times, the concepts can be tricky. For instance, it may take a while for toddlers to puzzle out the up/down pairing, in which the "Chickies up" illustration features a snapshot of a Chickie in midjump, showing just its bottom half with feet off the ground. "Chickie's down" catches it on the descent, showing just the top of its head. In a nifty twist, the predictable rhymes and picture-taking session are interrupted with several clever photo-bombs. For example: "Chickies then. / Chickies now. / Chickies dance / and take a… // COW!" The illustration presents Cow in a tutu instead of the bowing Chickies readers might have expected. Bright, bold illustrations, smooth rhyming verse, and clever wordplay make this another Chickie keeper. This witty introduction to opposites will be treasured by Chickie fans of all ages. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews