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Hush Little Chick - Debi Gliori

Description: ISBN 1405035250 / Author: Debi Gliori / Genre: Junior Books / It is evening in the garden, and the world is full of the signs of spring - ... more

Hush Little Chick - Debi Gliori ... flowers are budding, grass is growing...and in a nest high in the treetops, a little egg is hatching. Over the course of a day, from dawn till twilight, a baby sparrow is cared for by his parents, until he falls asleep under the soft light of the crescent moon. Beautifully written and illustrated by Debi Gliori, this charming book is one in a series of four sturdy board books, with beautiful sparkly silver and gold foil highlights on every spread.

Newest Review: ... nest for baby and me." It ends with them all cosy in the nest with baby chick cuddling his mum and daddy bird reading a ... more

... story. "Hush, little chick, you're safe from harm, Tucked in your nest, all snug and warm." ***The Illustrations*** As with the other books in this woodland tales series, the illustrations stand out with the help of some shiny inserts on the pages. The golden sparkly bits are used to highlight many different objects such as a spider's web and the trail that a snail leaves behind him. The colours are bright and the drawings have lots of detail included in them so there are plenty of talking points that yo...more

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Hush Little Chick - Debi Gliori: Where Do Babies Come From? (601 words)
by - written on 26/06/06 (Very useful, 119 readings)
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***Background*** Debi Gliori is probably better known for her Pure Dead series of books than her picture books even though she has written and illustrated dozens of them. Her book Mr Bear won her a Children's Book Award and there are many other in that particular series to delight young children. Born in Glasgow, Debbie went to Art College in Edinburgh before travelling and then settling in Scotland to have her 5 children. She is therefore well equipped for knowing what kids like. ***The Story*** This is a lovely rhyming book showing a mummy and a daddy bird building and preparing a nest for their new chick. "A twig, a ... Read the complete review