Good Night, Chirp

Reviewed by: Joanne Libby - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 12, 2015

Review

This is a story about a little chick who is wide awake one night at bedtime and decides he wants to catch the moon. As he starts his travels he meets a dog, a pig, a sheep, and a cow hoping they will travel with him, but they are all too sleepy. He then meets kitty who travels with him. They meet other forest animals on their travels and kitty tries to catch the moon by falling into a pond where it is reflected. They are a little spooked by a family of owls, but all ends well and the chick is returned home to his family fast asleep. The illustrations are very soft and go well with the story. I am not a fan of flap books, especially for libraries and this book has cut-outs, contoured pages and flaps that go in different directions. The pages are made of a card stock so they are a bit thicker than normal.

Overall Book Score: good