Stuck in the Mud

by Jane Clarke

Book Overview

Early in the morning, down on the farm, a new day was dawning, peaceful and calm . . . until Hen discovers that one of her chicks is stuck in the mud! How many animals will it take to pull Chick out... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080279758X
• ISBN13: 9780802797582
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Half of book missing.

Very disappointed as I learned half of the book as missing while reading it. It was in “good” condition.

A favorite

I probably liked this one just as much as my 3 1/2 year old son did. My 5 month old daughter seemed to enjoy it too. I have even thought about recommending it to his preschool teacher.

A bedtime favorite!

My 3 year old son just loves this book. He wants to read it every night before bed. The rhyming and repetition is perfect for the 2-5 year range and the pictures are entertaining. This is definitely a favorite in our house.

FIRR-Kids! Review

One little chick rooted in the mud causes a big ruckus at the usually staid farm! The other animals scramble to help, one after the other plunging straight into the muck. Hen, Cat, Dog, Sheep, Horse and even Farmer leap into action as rescue workers. Although each pushes and pulls their hardest, they are no match for this deep and sticky mud. It's a simple cumulative story, but the rhyming text relieves the book of any monotony. The illustrations are comical - the overwrought hen is positively apoplectic while the little chick remains cool as a cucumber. Particularly humorous is seeing each animal as they strain to free the chick - eyes bulging, muscles straining, fur and fleece splashed with mud. This muck proves to be a worthy opponent. All the factors come together to make this book an entertaining read: rhyming text, great illustrations, crazy mama hen, and eager barnyard helpers. Plus this is an oversized edition with those great big shiny pages, one of which opens wide to reveal ... a surprise ending.

A rhyming book that will have little ones laughing

"Stuck in the Mud" is about a mommy hen that tries to 'rescue' her little chick who is stuck in the mud, and ends up getting trapped herself. The other farm animals and even the farmer himself comes to their rescue, but all end up getting stuck in the mud. Of course, things are not as complicated as they seem as is revealed in the surprise foldout towards the end of the book. Little ones will recognize their precocious self in the little chick and the full-color illustrations do a great job of portraying the sticky [pun intended] situation the animals find themselves in. A fun read-aloud picture book with rhyming text.