The Easter Chick by Geraldine Elschner and Alexandra Junge - ADVISABLE

The Easter Chick by Geraldine Elschner, illustrated by Alexandra Junge. PICTURE BOOK. North South Books, Inc., $18. 9780735844742

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

An egg speaks to its mother hen, Hilda, and asks, “When is Easter?”. The surprised mother hen told her unhatched chick that she was not sure. Then, the little chick expressed its desire to be born on Easter morning because it is a special day. Hilda leaves her nest to ask if any of the farm animals know when Easter is. In the end, they sent her to visit the wise old barn owl who knows the answer. It makes for an exciting Easter morning!

The illustrations by Junge are darling, but the bland story did not excite me. The premise is a great idea, but lacks a rhythm or creative plot that would have made this book exceptional.

MOMMAC