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Big Fat Hen

Name: Big Fat Hen
Author: Keith Baker
ISBN: 9780152019518

by Keith Baker, Baker

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Overview

One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door . . . . Nine, ten, big fat hen! Now young children can enjoy a popular nursery rhyme and learn to count, too. Keith Baker's delightful illustrations filled with eggs and chicks (and bugs) are sure to tickle little ones for hours of read-aloud fun.

Big Fat Hen counts to ten with her friends and all their chicks.

Synopsis

“One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door. . . . Nine, ten, big fat hen!” “Baker uses an imaginative array of acrylic colors for his hens—greens, purples, and pinks to contrast with the warm, yellow straw background. There are lots of things to count, such as sticks, eggs, chicks, and hens. A fine choice for toddler story hours.”—School Library Journal

Join Big Fat Hen and all her friends and their chicks as they count to ten using the classic counting nursery rhyme.

Publishers Weekly

Newly hatched chicks star in an ebullient version of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. In a starred review, PW said that Bakers bold outlines, plump figures and vibrant acrylics add up to an especially appealing counting primer. Ages 2-6. (Apr.)

About the Author, Keith Baker

KEITH BAKER is the author-illustrator of many beloved picture books, including Little Green, Hide and Snake, and Quack and Count. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Editorials

From Barnes & Noble

The familiar counting rhyme,"1, 2, buckle my shoe..." has been moved to the hen house in this bright oversized book. Each set of numbers is illustrated by a new hen with the requisite number of insects, eggs and chicks. Baker's palette is warm and colorful, and he gives each hen a gay plumage and distinct personality.

From the Publisher

“Counting to 10 won’t be the same with Baker’s new, visually striking version.”—Working Mother
“You and your child will love the colorful illustrations that stretch across pages and invite you to join in the rhyming chorus.”—Baby Talk
“Perfect for family sharing.”—San Diego Parent
“Bold outlines, plump figures and vibrant acrylics add up to an especially appealing counting primer.”—Publishers Weekly
“A ready read-aloud for the story-hour set.”—Booklist

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Increasing numbers of newly hatched chicks buckle a shoe, shut the door, pick up sticks and lay them straight in this ebullient version of ``One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.'' Baker's Elephants Aloft bold outlines, plump figures and vibrant acrylics add up to an especially appealing counting primer for children just old enough to have learned the familiar rhyme. The big fat hen herself is enormous and grand, a stately splash of emerald covering most of a two-page spread. She and her several hen friends have friendly, even merry miens that exude reassurance and warmth; distinguished from one another by plumage color and pattern, as a group they have the sparkle of a cluster of gems. Additional creatures--three worms, five snails, seven bees--carry out the counting theme on a smaller scale, providing fresh interest for the frequent rereadings that are sure to ensue. Ages 2-6. Children's BOMC main selection. Mar.

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot

Count from 1 to 10 with the big fat hen and all of her chicks. The picture book has been transformed into a board book and it works quite well. The bright bold illustrations will intrigue the young ones, and they'll have fun counting all of the chicks, sticks, hens and eggs. 1997 orig.

Children's Literature - Susie Wilde

This book revives a familiar rhyme. Whether you have a baby who likes to be bounced to rhythm, a toddler who's learning numbers and counting, or a preschooler who can appreciate Baker's surprising ending, the big fat colorful illustrations stretch across pages and invite chorusing a rhyme that children have chanted for generations.

School Library Journal

PreS-A large, brilliantly colored rendition of the counting rhyme ``one, two, buckle my shoe.'' Baker uses an imaginative array of acrylic colors for his hens-greens, purples, and pinks to contrast with the warm, yellow straw background. There are lots of things to count, such as sticks, eggs, chicks, and hens. A fine choice for toddler story hours.-Janet M. Bair, Trumbull Library, CT