I Bought a Baby Chicken

By Kelly Milner Halls

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563978008
• ISBN13: 9781563978005
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 1 to 3 years
• Grade Range: Preschool

Customer Reviews

From the Denver Post

"I Bought a Baby Chicken" is a cute story and a subtle counting book. During a family trip to the general store, the narrator sees a little chick and decides to buy it. Her sister picks up two black chicks, her dad likes three striped ones, and before you know it, the whole family - cousins, grandparents, great-grandparents - has gone cuckoo for chickens. "I guess my family's lucky that I didn't want a cow," concludes the narrator, who'd better hope her family doesn't suddenly develop a hankering for friend chicken or buffalo wings. Karen Stormer Brooks' google-eyed illustrations are as silly as the story. (by Claire Martin).

Clever and Good Humored Kelly

This little counting book in charming verse by Kelly Milner Halls is exactly the sort of thing to brighten up a child's day or your own. Kelly gives the little story gentle excitement which will stimulate a child and charm an adult. It is the kind of little morsel I would want to grace a coffee table forever. I also thought the illustrations unusual and darling.Many will ask just what can one do with a counting book, but Kelly has managed to do something new while staying within comfortable and familiar bounds.

A fellow mom pipes up

Just add sound effects of your own (and get your child doing the same) and you'll get an idea of the delight on tap in this terrific read-aloud. Charming and childlike with the kind of warmth that'll have kids begging for re-reads.

An enchanting read for entire family!

Kelly Milner Hall's "I Bought A Baby Chicken is a bright and colorful counting book that will be sure to delight children and parents alike. Incorporating counting skills as well as math skills, its fun to see all the different kinds of chicks the silly family gathers up. The charming illustrations by Karen Stormer Brooks make "I Bought A Baby Chicken" a vivid adventure for the eyes. This is an enchanting story that everyone in the family will enjoy!

An outstanding effort from an outstanding author!

Kelly Milner-Halls takes a real-life situation with her daughter and turns it into a great children's book/adventure. If you have a young child, he/she will love it, and you might catch yourself taking a look as well. Hope there are many more children's (and other genre) books yet to come from this talented author.