In vibrant full-bleed spreads, a boldly graphic rendition of "1, 2,
buckle my shoe," with the numbers from 1 to 10 enacted by the "big
fat hen" and her friends and their hatching chicks. The spread for
each couplet's first line features a decoratively individualized
hen with an appropriate number of insects and eggs; in the second,
the eggs have hatched and the chicks carry out the action
described. The bright, uncluttered acrylic illustrations are
rendered in saturated tones strongly outlined in black on a ground
of golden yellow, making the figures especially easy to count,
while large square pages and bouncy hand lettering add to the
visual effectiveness. After the basic rhyme is complete, however,
the book's internal logic falters. Six hens are counted, then "all
their eggs" are presented: 50, i.e., 20 more than appear within the
rhyme, while the chicks that hatch from them number only 49. Still,
the art is gorgeous. (Kirkus Reviews)
One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door . . . . Nine,
ten, big fat hen! Now young children can enjoy a popular nursery
rhyme and learn to count, too. Keith Baker's delightful
illustrations filled with eggs and chicks (and bugs) are sure to
tickle little ones for hours of read-aloud fun.
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