The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Ponti, Claude

Chick & Chickie: Play All Day

32 pp. | Candlewick/TOON | February, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-935179-14-6 $12.95

(3) K-3 Toon Book series. In this comic-style reader based on two French books, friends Chick and Chickie make masks together and then "play school"--sort of. A large letter A joins them, and Chick and Chickie tickle, throw, and scare him before leaving him alone. New readers will enjoy the friends' humorous repartee while conquering the simple, straightforward sentences. The cleanly rendered illustrations help convey meaning.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister