A NEW CHICK FOR CHICKIES

Narrator Thérèse Plummer enthusiastically shares the adventures of several young chicks who dance with the pig, throw beach balls to the cow, and play backup music for the sheep. Barnyard life is “muy bien,” just perfect, until an egg “cra-a-a-cks” and a new chick appears. Plummer’s voice is distinct and clear as the older chicks give “cease and desist” orders to the newly hatched member of the family as it upsets the status quo. It would have been helpful, especially to board book listeners, if Plummer had made the distraught chick’s voice a bit more distinctive. Listening while looking at the book’s illustrations will be a happy solution. A.R. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2014]