The Surprise Family
The surprise begins with an egg which cracks open under the watchful eye of a little boy, who is immediately recognized as "mama" by the fluffy yellow chick that emerges. Months later, "mama" places five duck eggs into the now-grown chicken's empty nest. The hen is suprised, and worried for her brood's safety, when her babies, once hatched, go swimming, but "she loved them anyway." Each generation has a slightly different way of doing things but all live together happily, awaiting the next surprise. Lynn Reiser's excellent pacing is accomplished with a patterned text and an outstanding design and layout, illustrated by cheerfully colored watercolor and pen-and-ink paintings, in an affimring picture book in which love makes a family. ©1994 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Lynn Reiser
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Families
Humor
Publisher:
Greenwillow
Publish Year: 1994
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0688116728
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Reiser