The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Stenmark, Victoria

The Singing Chick

32 pp. | Holt | March, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-5255-0 $$15.95

(2) PS Illustrated by Randy Cecil. A chick, awed by the beauty of the world, breaks into song but is swallowed by a fox. To his horror, the fox finds himself spouting the chick's cheerful song and is eaten by an irritated wolf, who in turn starts singing--and the chain of song-infected sufferers begins. Jaunty, lushly colored paintings wring every possible bit of humor out of the goofy situation in this hugely amusing read-aloud.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999