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Ten Eggs in a Nest(Hardback) - 2014 Edition
Beginning readers can count to ten—and add—while they learn to read with P.J. Funnybunny author Marilyn Sadler's latest, funniest Bright and Early Book! Gwen the hen has laid her eggs, but just how many is anyone's guess. For now, she's quite content to sit and wait for them to hatch. Red Rooster, however, is too excited to wait. As soon as one egg hatches, he struts over to Worm World and buys ONE worm for his ONE new baby chick. Alas, Red returns to find that not ONE new baby chick, but TWO baby chicks have now hatched, requiring a return trip to Worm World. The hijinks continue back and forth until ten eggs have hatched, Red Rooster is ready to plotz, and young readers have learned a thing or two about counting to ten; simple addition; buying and selling; and chickens and eggs! With stylized illustrations by Michael Fleming reminiscent of classic Beginner Books, this is a perfect choice for parents looking to teach reading and math to their own little chicks!
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Marilyn Sadler
67 books48 followersWith a degree in fine arts, Marilyn Sadler assumed she would be an illustrator. But when early in her career she was presented with an opportunity to write, she seized it and quickly discovered that she had found her true love. No sad, sappy stories for her, however. She likes to make herself laugh, and with that her characters usually end up looking pretty silly for one reason or another.
Her first children’s book featured a fastidious little English boy named Alistair Grittle and was originally created for the English publisher, Hamish Hamilton, as well as for Simon & Schuster in the United States. Having created a boy with such perfect behavior, she then turned her attention to a not so perfectly behaved little boy. His name was P.J. Funnybunny, and he has existed in a series of books for Random House, including the highly prestigious Dr. Seuss Cat In the Hat series.
Marilyn’s television credits include two PBS Reading Rainbow programs featuring Alistair, an Alistair program for the BBC, three ABC Weekend Specials featuring P.J. Funnybunny, and a show based on her children’s book, "Elizabeth and Larry", for Showtime’s Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories.
Between 1999 and 2004, The Disney Channel produced three Original Movies based on her book, "Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century". Each of Disney’s Zenon movies had exceptionally high ratings, with Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century and Zenon the Zequel among the highest rated shows in the history of The Disney Channel.
In 2004, Playhouse Disney began production on Marilyn and Roger Bollen's animated series, Handy Manny. Handy Manny premiered September 16, 2006, as the highest rated Playhouse Disney series premiere of all time. In 2009, Marilyn was nominated for an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of Handy Manny.
Her first children’s book featured a fastidious little English boy named Alistair Grittle and was originally created for the English publisher, Hamish Hamilton, as well as for Simon & Schuster in the United States. Having created a boy with such perfect behavior, she then turned her attention to a not so perfectly behaved little boy. His name was P.J. Funnybunny, and he has existed in a series of books for Random House, including the highly prestigious Dr. Seuss Cat In the Hat series.
Marilyn’s television credits include two PBS Reading Rainbow programs featuring Alistair, an Alistair program for the BBC, three ABC Weekend Specials featuring P.J. Funnybunny, and a show based on her children’s book, "Elizabeth and Larry", for Showtime’s Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories.
Between 1999 and 2004, The Disney Channel produced three Original Movies based on her book, "Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century". Each of Disney’s Zenon movies had exceptionally high ratings, with Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century and Zenon the Zequel among the highest rated shows in the history of The Disney Channel.
In 2004, Playhouse Disney began production on Marilyn and Roger Bollen's animated series, Handy Manny. Handy Manny premiered September 16, 2006, as the highest rated Playhouse Disney series premiere of all time. In 2009, Marilyn was nominated for an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of Handy Manny.
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January 14, 2014
Gwen the Hen laid eggs and Red Rooster was very excited to be a father. Gwen refused to let him count the eggs before they hatched because it was bad luck. So Red just had to wait. When one egg hatched, he marched off to the market to buy the new chick one worm. But when he returned home, there were two more new chicks! He hurried back to the market after adding 1+2. Then when he returned there were three more chicks. 1+2+3=6 newly hatched chicks and off Red hurried. I bet you can guess what happened next!
This beginning reader nicely mixes counting and addition into the story. Young readers will enjoy the bustling pace of the book and the tension of what Red will find upon his return to the nest. The entire book has a warmth and sense of community that is tangible. Simple text includes lots of numbers and remains simple for new readers throughout.
Fleming’s art is cartoon-like and very child friendly. The colors pop on the white backgrounds, especially Red who is really a rainbow of colors including orange, purple and blue. The oval chicks are bouncy and cute as can be.
To sum it up, this is a great “addition” to new reader collections. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
This beginning reader nicely mixes counting and addition into the story. Young readers will enjoy the bustling pace of the book and the tension of what Red will find upon his return to the nest. The entire book has a warmth and sense of community that is tangible. Simple text includes lots of numbers and remains simple for new readers throughout.
Fleming’s art is cartoon-like and very child friendly. The colors pop on the white backgrounds, especially Red who is really a rainbow of colors including orange, purple and blue. The oval chicks are bouncy and cute as can be.
To sum it up, this is a great “addition” to new reader collections. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
May 2, 2018
I like this book because it introduces the child into logical mathematical thinking . This book can be categorized as a fiction book since the protagonists are animals ( hen and rooster) carrying out human activities, such as going to a place to buy food for their chicken . Also, in this book, we observed that the gender is perpetuated through the role of the father ( the rooster) who is responsible for providing food for their children ( the chickens). This is a wonderful book for those children who are just beginning to read. This book is written with simple sentences . The images are clear, detailed an full of color. I would use this book to introduce the children mathematical knowledge such as the quantities in letters, correspondence one-to-one, objects and the simple additions. Toddlers and preschoolers would enjoy this book.
February 17, 2014
Gwen the Hen lays eggs and waits from them to hatch. Father-to-be Red wants to know how many eggs Gwen laid but she doesn't want to ruin her luck by counting her eggs before they've hatched.
As the chicks hatch, Red makes runs to the supermarket to fetch worms, but he's soon exhausted when he ends up with 10 baby chicks!
The numbers 1-10 are covered as is some simple addition as the chicks hatch in group, not one at a time. Text makes a good read aloud with plenty of humor. Recommended for beginning readers in the primary grades.
As the chicks hatch, Red makes runs to the supermarket to fetch worms, but he's soon exhausted when he ends up with 10 baby chicks!
The numbers 1-10 are covered as is some simple addition as the chicks hatch in group, not one at a time. Text makes a good read aloud with plenty of humor. Recommended for beginning readers in the primary grades.
August 27, 2013
This book is destined to become in flannel story! I only wish I could use it tomorrow at my "Chickens" story time. There are so many examples of a mother's love in children's books, but this story focuses on the love the rooster has for his just hatched chicks.
A cute story and a valuable lesson: don't your eggs before they've hatched!
Full disclosure: I received this electronic review copy from Random House.
A cute story and a valuable lesson: don't your eggs before they've hatched!
Full disclosure: I received this electronic review copy from Random House.
November 5, 2013
TEN EGGS IN A NEST is a fun little counting book. Gwen the hen and Red Rooster are excited about becoming mother and father to their chicks that are soon to hatch. But, since it's bad luck to count your eggs before they hatch, Red has no idea how many chicks to expect. Each time Red runs to Worm World to pick up a worm for his new chick, he returns to find more have hatched. Kids will laugh at Red's never ending trips to Worm World and back count how many chicks await Red each time!
September 7, 2013
This was cute. The reading level was higher than I hoped and expected from the cover, but it taught addition and counting. The father had to keep running to the story, which made it silly, too. It was very fun to read!
January 30, 2014
a chance to practice addition in an early reader is a great thing - I kind of wish the title didn't give away how many eggs end up being in the nest - might be more satisfying to solve the problem themselves.
November 3, 2024
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July 18, 2019
This is a story about a family of chickens. The mother hen and the father rooster are very excited for their eggs to hatch, but they don't know how many babies they will have. As the eggs begin to hatch the Dad rooster works hard to get enough worms from the store Worm World so each new baby can have a worm. It takes him a lot of trips. It was funny to see the dad rooster scramble to get enough worms for each of his babies. - G 6yo
Bright, fun illustrations with good basic reading and adding practice contained in a sweet story. Would have liked the mom to have a larger role. Very cute drawings and a caring father figure make this an above average beginning reader. The worm world shop gave us all a chuckle. Lots of good counting and adding that both the 6yo and 2 yo liked. -G's mom
Bright, fun illustrations with good basic reading and adding practice contained in a sweet story. Would have liked the mom to have a larger role. Very cute drawings and a caring father figure make this an above average beginning reader. The worm world shop gave us all a chuckle. Lots of good counting and adding that both the 6yo and 2 yo liked. -G's mom
February 1, 2019
3.5 stars Fun picture book / early reader that uses repetition to help focus on counting (to 10) and basic addition as Mr Rooster runs to the store to ensure that he has enough worms to feed all his newly hatched chicks.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
October 11, 2016
Title: Ten Eggs in a Nest
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Illustrator (if separate from author): Michael Fleming
Genre: Counting Book
Theme(s): Animals, Numbers, Adding, Family, Birth, Money, Love
Opening line/sentence (type directly from text):
Gwen the hen
Had laid all her eggs
She was very excited.
She was going to be a mother
Brief Book Summary: This story is about a mother and father hen that are having baby hens. As the eggs begin to hatch, the father hen runs to get worms for the new babies. Each time he comes back, a new number of babies are born, in ascending numerical order, which means he has to go back and get more worms and then comes back to count the new baby hens.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1 (cut & paste):
Nancy Garhan Attebury (Children's Literature)
Gwen the Hen is excited to lay eggs. When the eggs hatch, Gwen will be a mother. She tells her mate, Red the Rooster, about the eggs and right away he wants to count them. But her play on words, it s bad luck to count your eggs before they hatch, reminds Red that he has to wait. Soon the first egg hatches and Red, the proud father, struts to the worm store to buy one worm for his new chick. The owner, Reds friend, gives him a free worm to take home to the chick. However, upon his arrival Red finds two more chicks have hatched. Several trips ensue back and forth between the worm store to accommodate the ten chicks that finally make Gwen and Red s family complete. This comical, short book is from the Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners series. Simple text and repetitive words and phrases work well to make this a successful read for beginning readers. The bright and colorful illustrations are fun and they work with the text to show how the chicks add up as they are counted. In addition to being a good book to reinforce learning to read, it contains math that is easy to understand. It is a good book to use with the lessons on addition and it may lead to students wanting to make up their own tales about how things add up. 2014, Random House,, $9.99. Ages 3 to 7.
(PUBLISHER: Random House (New York:), PUBLISHED: [2014].)
Professional Recommendation/Review #2 (cut & paste):
Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2013 (Vol. 81, No. 24))
Ten eggs hatch, and the counting begins in this tale aimed at the very youngest readers. Gwen the hen and Red Rooster are thrilled when their eggs hatch. Red has not been allowed to count the eggs in the nest, as that would bring bad luck. When the first chick hatches, Red rushes to get a worm from Pinky Pig, only to arrive back at the nestto find two more. As each batch of baby chicks is born, Red and Gwen add and count them joyfully. Red purchases more worms, counting and paying the appropriate amount of coins. That is the whole tale, but Sadler manages to keep it fast-paced and lively. Repetitive phrases and plot patterns mix with delightfully descriptive language and surprise elements to keep readers and listeners agog with interest. Proud papa Red struts and puffs his chest when he tells Pinky of his newborn chicks. When he realizes that the final count was 10, "[y]ou could have knocked him over with a feather." Lots of white space surrounds heavy, black, large print with the names of numbers emphasized in all capitals. Fleming's black-outlined, brightly colored illustrations are expressive and filled with action, aptly capturing all the excitement while allowing little readers to count along with Red and Gwen. A happy and entertaining tale. 2014, Random House, 48 pp., $9.99. Category: Early reader. Ages 2 to 5. © 2013 Kirkus Reviews/VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
(PUBLISHER: Random House (New York:), PUBLISHED: [2014].)
Response to Two Professional Reviews : Both reviews discuss how repetitive words and phrases work well for the story. They also discuss how pleased they were with the illustrations that are bright, fun and filled with action. Both reviews were beyond pleased with this entertaining story.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: The plot, although repetitive, is entertaining and fun which allows the readers to follow along. The style is both comical and upbeat with bright exciting artwork to keep the reader engaged and in a good mood. The tone of the story is positive and uplifting leaving the reader feeling excited and happy about the new hens being born. The language used in this narration is repetitive and easy to follow which allows the readers to focus on the lessons being taught in the story, instead of trying to decipher difficult words.
Consideration of Instructional Application : Using an interactive prop such as cut outs of baby hens and a nest, student would be able to read the book and add the hens as they appear in the story, with each child having their own to interact with on their desk. This book is perfect for the end of Kindergarten or First Grade setting while discussing counting and addition. Children may also call out the answer to the number of baby hens they believe will be on the next page as the teacher reads the story.
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Illustrator (if separate from author): Michael Fleming
Genre: Counting Book
Theme(s): Animals, Numbers, Adding, Family, Birth, Money, Love
Opening line/sentence (type directly from text):
Gwen the hen
Had laid all her eggs
She was very excited.
She was going to be a mother
Brief Book Summary: This story is about a mother and father hen that are having baby hens. As the eggs begin to hatch, the father hen runs to get worms for the new babies. Each time he comes back, a new number of babies are born, in ascending numerical order, which means he has to go back and get more worms and then comes back to count the new baby hens.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1 (cut & paste):
Nancy Garhan Attebury (Children's Literature)
Gwen the Hen is excited to lay eggs. When the eggs hatch, Gwen will be a mother. She tells her mate, Red the Rooster, about the eggs and right away he wants to count them. But her play on words, it s bad luck to count your eggs before they hatch, reminds Red that he has to wait. Soon the first egg hatches and Red, the proud father, struts to the worm store to buy one worm for his new chick. The owner, Reds friend, gives him a free worm to take home to the chick. However, upon his arrival Red finds two more chicks have hatched. Several trips ensue back and forth between the worm store to accommodate the ten chicks that finally make Gwen and Red s family complete. This comical, short book is from the Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners series. Simple text and repetitive words and phrases work well to make this a successful read for beginning readers. The bright and colorful illustrations are fun and they work with the text to show how the chicks add up as they are counted. In addition to being a good book to reinforce learning to read, it contains math that is easy to understand. It is a good book to use with the lessons on addition and it may lead to students wanting to make up their own tales about how things add up. 2014, Random House,, $9.99. Ages 3 to 7.
(PUBLISHER: Random House (New York:), PUBLISHED: [2014].)
Professional Recommendation/Review #2 (cut & paste):
Kirkus (Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2013 (Vol. 81, No. 24))
Ten eggs hatch, and the counting begins in this tale aimed at the very youngest readers. Gwen the hen and Red Rooster are thrilled when their eggs hatch. Red has not been allowed to count the eggs in the nest, as that would bring bad luck. When the first chick hatches, Red rushes to get a worm from Pinky Pig, only to arrive back at the nestto find two more. As each batch of baby chicks is born, Red and Gwen add and count them joyfully. Red purchases more worms, counting and paying the appropriate amount of coins. That is the whole tale, but Sadler manages to keep it fast-paced and lively. Repetitive phrases and plot patterns mix with delightfully descriptive language and surprise elements to keep readers and listeners agog with interest. Proud papa Red struts and puffs his chest when he tells Pinky of his newborn chicks. When he realizes that the final count was 10, "[y]ou could have knocked him over with a feather." Lots of white space surrounds heavy, black, large print with the names of numbers emphasized in all capitals. Fleming's black-outlined, brightly colored illustrations are expressive and filled with action, aptly capturing all the excitement while allowing little readers to count along with Red and Gwen. A happy and entertaining tale. 2014, Random House, 48 pp., $9.99. Category: Early reader. Ages 2 to 5. © 2013 Kirkus Reviews/VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
(PUBLISHER: Random House (New York:), PUBLISHED: [2014].)
Response to Two Professional Reviews : Both reviews discuss how repetitive words and phrases work well for the story. They also discuss how pleased they were with the illustrations that are bright, fun and filled with action. Both reviews were beyond pleased with this entertaining story.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: The plot, although repetitive, is entertaining and fun which allows the readers to follow along. The style is both comical and upbeat with bright exciting artwork to keep the reader engaged and in a good mood. The tone of the story is positive and uplifting leaving the reader feeling excited and happy about the new hens being born. The language used in this narration is repetitive and easy to follow which allows the readers to focus on the lessons being taught in the story, instead of trying to decipher difficult words.
Consideration of Instructional Application : Using an interactive prop such as cut outs of baby hens and a nest, student would be able to read the book and add the hens as they appear in the story, with each child having their own to interact with on their desk. This book is perfect for the end of Kindergarten or First Grade setting while discussing counting and addition. Children may also call out the answer to the number of baby hens they believe will be on the next page as the teacher reads the story.
April 10, 2019
Read for Farm Animal themed outreach storytime for 3-5's - March 27, 2019
January 25, 2022
Good counting book for younger children.
June 19, 2023
One of the best books I've owned and nicley teaches caring for another person seeetly but mildly(realistic) throughout the whole book:)
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October 13, 2015Title: Ten Eggs in a Nest
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Illustrator: Michael Fleming
Genre: Counting Book
Theme(s): Counting, adding, chickens and eggs.
Opening line/sentence: “Gwen the hen had laid all her eggs.”
Brief Book Summary: Ten Eggs in a Nest is short and sweet story about Gwen the hen and Red the rooster, two soon to be parents. As the eggs begin to hatch, Red must go to the market to get them worms. As Red gets the worms and more eggs hatch readers have the opportunity to count to ten with the worms and eggs.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: School Library Journal 01/01/2014
PreS-Gr 1—It's an exciting day for counting in the hen house. Gwen the hen insists it's bad luck to count your eggs before they hatch, so rooster Red doesn't count but waits faithfully by her side. When the first chick arrives, the proud papa visits the local Worm World for a welcome-snack, only to find more hatchlings when he returns. The rooster continues to go to the market until a total of ten worms fill his brown shopping bag and Pinky Pig receives one coin per worm. Young readers will find multiple opportunities to count here: Gwen counts her new chicks, Pinky counts the worms, and Red counts the coins-not just singly, but adding 1+2+3+4 as each group of eggs hatch. Bright yellow chicks and their equally colorful parents appear in simple, uncluttered painted images. This early reader offers clear visual clues for interpretation of text, a large font, and plenty of opportunity to sum up the story in more than one way. A recommended purchase for any library with a collection for emerging readers.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Children's Literature - Nancy Garhan Attebury Gwen the Hen is excited to lay eggs. When the eggs hatch, Gwen will be a mother. She tells her mate, Red the Rooster, about the eggs and right away he wants to count them. But her play on words, “…it’s bad luck to count your eggs before they hatch,” reminds Red that he has to wait. Soon the first egg hatches and Red, the proud father, struts to the worm store to buy one worm for his new chick. The owner, Red’s friend, gives him a free worm to take home to the chick. However, upon his arrival Red finds two more chicks have hatched. Several trips ensue back and forth between the worm store to accommodate the ten chicks that finally make Gwen and Red’s family complete. This comical, short book is from the “Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners” series. Simple text and repetitive words and phrases work well to make this a successful read for beginning readers. The bright and colorful illustrations are fun and they work with the text to show how the chicks add up as they are counted. In addition to being a good book to reinforce learning to read, it contains math that is easy to understand. It is a good book to use with the lessons on addition and it may lead to students wanting to make up their own tales about how things add up. Reviewer: Nancy Garhan Attebury; Ages 3 to 7.
Response to Two Professional Reviews: Both these professional reviews of Ten Eggs in a Nest provide very positive and helpful information to readers. I like how Mary Elam states that “Red counts the coins not just singly, but adding 1+2+3+4 as each group of eggs hatch,” because it is a unique aspect of this book that should be highlighted. Nancy Garhan Attebury discusses how the lessons on addition could potentially lead to students wanting to make up their own stories about how to add things up. I think this is really important because if a book can encourage children to want to learn more that is a priceless moment for teachers and education.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book very clearly and simply depicts the story of a rooster and a hen and their newly hatched eggs. It encompasses the theme of counting and addition in a fun and entertaining way for children to be engaged learners with. In addition, the setting aspect of the hen house and Worm World are vividly drawn and displayed as the two main areas in which the story occurs. Characterization of Gwen the hen and Red rooster portray how they are both very dedicated and loving parents to their new chicks, even before they were born because of how much they cared for them.
Consideration of Instructional Application: This book can very easily be applied to lessons about counting and simple addition. When children are young it’s necessary to have easy and yet fun ways to get them into learning. While reading this book a teacher can simultaneously have an egg counting and addition themed lesson going on.
December 19, 2016
Red Rooster is excited to be a father, but his wife, Gwen, hasn't told him how many eggs she laid, advising him that he shouldn't count his chicks before they are hatched. When the first shell cracks open, Red excitedly runs off to buy a worm for his new baby, but upon his return, he learns that two more babies have already hatched. Another trip to Worm World is needed, only to be followed by more and more trips, as more and more chicks - all the way up to ten! - join the family.
This wonderful "Bright and Early Book for Beginning Readers" combines learning to read with learning to add, count, and make purchases. The story follows a specific pattern which makes it easier for new readers to practice the particular words and sentence structures, and it also introduces the concept of basic addition (adding two eggs to one, then adding three more eggs, and so on.) Red's increasing excitement and bewilderment as he realizes he is father to ten gives the reader something to laugh about, and Pinky the pig salesman at Worm World makes an excellent straight man. Gwen's warmth and kindness toward her husband also adds a sweetness to the story that will endear it to parents as well as kids.
The illustrations are very cartoonish and look as though they could easily be animated. Facial expressions contribute a lot to the reader's understanding of the story's subtle emotional changes, and the illustrator portrays these very nicely, including just the right amount of detail in each image to bring across the meaning suggested by the text. Each of the little chicks has his own unique style, as portrayed by his or her hairstyle, and one even wears an egg shell on his head, as though not quite sure how to break free. These details bring the story to life, creating a whole world for the characters to inhabit.
Ten Eggs in a Nest is reminiscent of many classic easy readers, and its timelessness is likely to keep it on shelves for many years to come. It would be nice to see this book receive some attention from the Geisel Award this year, as it upholds high standards of literary quality while also just being lots of fun to read. Recommended especially to preschoolers and kindergartners and their families.
This wonderful "Bright and Early Book for Beginning Readers" combines learning to read with learning to add, count, and make purchases. The story follows a specific pattern which makes it easier for new readers to practice the particular words and sentence structures, and it also introduces the concept of basic addition (adding two eggs to one, then adding three more eggs, and so on.) Red's increasing excitement and bewilderment as he realizes he is father to ten gives the reader something to laugh about, and Pinky the pig salesman at Worm World makes an excellent straight man. Gwen's warmth and kindness toward her husband also adds a sweetness to the story that will endear it to parents as well as kids.
The illustrations are very cartoonish and look as though they could easily be animated. Facial expressions contribute a lot to the reader's understanding of the story's subtle emotional changes, and the illustrator portrays these very nicely, including just the right amount of detail in each image to bring across the meaning suggested by the text. Each of the little chicks has his own unique style, as portrayed by his or her hairstyle, and one even wears an egg shell on his head, as though not quite sure how to break free. These details bring the story to life, creating a whole world for the characters to inhabit.
Ten Eggs in a Nest is reminiscent of many classic easy readers, and its timelessness is likely to keep it on shelves for many years to come. It would be nice to see this book receive some attention from the Geisel Award this year, as it upholds high standards of literary quality while also just being lots of fun to read. Recommended especially to preschoolers and kindergartners and their families.
December 9, 2014
Gwen, the hen, has laid her eggs but tells the soon-to-be father, Red Rooster, that it is bad luck to count your eggs before they hatch. Soon one egg hatches and proud Red Rooster goes to Worm World to buy a worm for his new chick. When he gets back, however, more chicks hatch requiring Red Rooster to make several trips back and forth to Worm World to buy additional worms as more and more chicks hatch at different intervals. This early reader is also a wonderful, fun, engaging read aloud with bright, clear pictures that will have kids laughing, counting, adding and learning.
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November 4, 2016
This is a delightful counting book. I loved it as it showed a rooster (husband) pampering a hen (wife) when she was caring for the eggs she had laid. It showed how much the hen and rooster loved the chicks they hatched. It showed the rooster doing his best to provide for the chicks. And the love that the hen, rooster and chicks all had for each other. A happy family and a very happy counting book.
The story was told in a way that made my 7-year-old son laugh. He commented more than once how much he loved the illustrations.
A fun way to teach counting and the love of family at the same time <3
The story was told in a way that made my 7-year-old son laugh. He commented more than once how much he loved the illustrations.
A fun way to teach counting and the love of family at the same time <3
November 21, 2014
Rooster counts up to ten, but the pictures and text strongly support the understanding of the pattern of 1+2=3, 3+3=6, 3+4=10. Pair with Eric Carle's rooster book dealing with the same counting pattern (his goes up to 15). The science of chicks hatching is not accurate, so there might be a conversation about reality vs. fantasy embedded here. A multi-use title in the easy-reader genre.
December 11, 2015
This is the cutest book ever! I love the artwork, and the story line is smooth and interesting, with subtle math taught throughout. The characters are so lovable, and the book has such a clear story, both of which are difficult in children's books, I think. My kids love this book, and we've read it multiple times. We are also big fans of chicken books, so this one gets 5 stars from us!
November 30, 2015
Perfect book for counting and having fun, through this book children learn the excitement behind becoming parents. Children can easily relate their parents went they were expecting them to Gwen the hen and Red the rooster. Good rhyming book, rich in vocabulary.
April 2, 2016
Read this book for my Literature and Information Resources for Children and Young People class.
Full review will be written & be available by 25 April, 2016 at SharleneSays
Full review will be written & be available by 25 April, 2016 at SharleneSays
July 11, 2013
Nicely illustrated, but the math aspect of it would be way beyond the youngest listeners. (I do storytime for 2-4 year olds)
December 28, 2014
Cute story, good math content. Characters were a little forgettable, but it still rises above similar titles. Recommended for beginning readers. Might make a good flannel board?
April 9, 2014
Good book for counting.
April 16, 2014
Surprisingly cute and very humorous. The brightly colored cartoons will appeal to young children learning to read on their own.
May 17, 2017
Would make a good set for my flannel board.
August 1, 2014
Fun story for early readers with the bonus of some addition built into the story. I just love rooster's earnestness in getting worms for his newly hatched babies.
November 2, 2014
A little hen and a little rooster watch as their eggs slowly hatch. There's some easy words and counting and a happy family feeling in this one. And Dad gets to participate. Nice.
January 28, 2016
This was a really cute book, and great for my beginning reader. Plenty of words for her to read herself, but still an interesting story.
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