Chick: a Pop-up Book

by Ed Vere

It's time for Chick to meet the world! Join in the fun as he emerges from his egg and meets his mummy. Follow him through his very first day - right up until he snuggles down under his mum's wing at bedtime. In a clever parallel to the daily routine and anxieties of a toddler, this funny and delightful novelty combines Ed's signature bold colours, lovable characters and graphic simplicity. Seven kinetic pop-ups move from the spine of the book as the pages are turned making this clever novelty strong and sturdy for the very young.

Genres: Picture Books, Birds

16 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Ed Vere is a British writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the Highland Children's Book Award in 2007 for his book, The Getaway and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing his 2008 picture book Banana.

Reviews

[Gwen the Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the cutest first pop-up books ever. (Warning, there is a "poop" page, but it's one of the better ones in picture books.)

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

The chick poops in the end, thrilling young and old readers alike.

[J. Boo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for the crawler-to-toddler set, enjoyable for the reader-to-the-crawler-to-toddler set. A favorite in turn of both my son and daughter. Pop-ups are reasonably sturdy, but you'll still need to keep your eye on the little ones (we had to buy a second copy). As you can tell from the rest of the reviews, everyone loves the poop wheel. When your approximately twelve month old becomes capable of working it, you will be filled with more parental pride than any childless person would expect of your baby's ability to make the chick poop.

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This boo would be for nursery school/ foundation (lower ability) stage. It is interactive as the pictures pop out and you can twist certain parts to make new pictures appear. Potentially, it could be used to teach about chicks and what they do e.g. they peck at food and a chick's mother is a chicken etc. This book is quite basic only involving roughly 3-5 words a page so can be used as a beginning point of reading, but is too basic for older years.

Pop up children's book

[Danika Bernard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great colourful, pop up storytime. I wish it cam in a bigger format. There are really neat sound such as the chick eating (pecking sound) that can be practiced with the audience. Parents laughed at the Chick pooping. Children really want to touch the pop ups which can be challenging.

Storytime approved.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

a pop-up book. cute. the chick poops thing may or may not cause mayhem during program. Order pub house said choking hazard not for under three when I considered ordering it - not entirely sure what they would be choking on - looks the same as any other pop up book.

[Tim Schraad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book goes through the life of of a chick. It's also a pop up book which is pretty awesome! This book can teach children about what happens through the life of a chicken in a very simple and understanding way for young kids.

[Sydney Jennings · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book Chick by Ed Vere is about a chick being born. This is a pop up book so it keeps little kids entertained. This would be a good book to help preschoolers and kindergarteners with word recognition.

[Kristin Fletcher-spear · Rating 3 out of 5]

a pop up book with few words about a newborn chick who eats poops and sleeps. Vivid colors with fun interactive pop ups make this a great one for charlie.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute pop-up.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

silly, fun pop-up books for big belly laughs.

[Dana Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute pop up Easter chick story. The mother cgicken's expressions are priceless.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

PEEPO! This is my baby son's favourite book - guaranteed a bedtime giggle. Brilliant!

[Mr. George The Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

chick poops...wonderful

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bold illustrations with simple pop-ups and an even simpler storyline...plus a pooping chick = great one to try in babytime!

[kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and quick pop-up book. Would be better suited for the toddler storytime, but I think I can use it with my 3s.

[Enka-Candler Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

A clever and simple pop-up book. This title worked well in a toddler story time group, and older siblings especially enjoyed it--we read it twice.

Melisa

[Michelle Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable for Farm theme baby storytime

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short and cute pop up book about the early life a chick! A sweet ending-awwww......

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A hit in storytime, especially the pooping page 💩🐤

[Colorado Buck · Rating 3 out of 5]

on storytime shelf, very, very quick and simple. about a chick - hatching to pooping to sleeping.... would be good around springtime, or farm animals?