Where, Oh Where, is Rosie's Chick?

Since it was published more than 40 years ago, Rosie's Walk has become a classic so it's a real pleasure to see Pat Hutchins' follow-up picture book, Where, Oh Where, is Rosie's Chick? The new picture book has many echoes of Rosie's Walk, including its style of story telling where the text tells us one thing (Rosie is looking for her chick) while the images tell us something else (each of Rosie's actions inadvertently help her chick, who is following Rosie around the farmyard). Children who have read Rosie's Walk will pick up other motifs, including the return of the fox and the bee hives at the end. Rosie's Chick has retained the same distinctive colour palette as Rosie's Walk with the yellows, red and oranges glowing from the pages and her patterns in the vegetation around the farmyard really stand out. Like Rosie's Walk, children will enjoy pouring over the images and understanding the play between the images and text. They could 'map out' the little chick's journey around the farmhouse, marking up the hazards along the way, and perhaps add a few more obstacles of their own. Picture book / Ages 3+ / Reviewed by Lizzie Steer

Suggested Reading Age 3+