I'll Be a Chicken Too

by Lana Vanderlee PhD, Mike Deas (Illustrator)

Overview

A lively, loving serenade full of animals and rhyme that celebrates the joy of playing together.

Humans become chickens and roosters, frogs and dogs, snails, whales and many more animals under the sun as children explore their creativity and uniqueness and caregivers play alongside.

With messages of inclusiveness and unconditional acceptance, the rollicking, rhyming couplets depicting a day filled with dress-up and make-believe are a humorous and satisfying reminder to children of just how much their caregivers love them, no matter what.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459835559
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	05/16/2023
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.44(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Lana Vanderlee is a first-time author, nutrition policy researcher and mom. With a PhD in public health, Lana spends most of her time trying to make it is easier for people to live healthier lives. She grew up in the mountains of Banff, Alberta and now resides in the beautiful City of Québec with her family, where they spend most of their free time exploring parks and libraries.

Mike Deas is an author/illustrator of graphic novels, including the Sueño Bay Adventures series, the Tank & Fizz Mystery series and the Graphic Guide Adventure series. While he grew up with a love of illustrative storytelling, Capilano College's commercial animation program helped Mike fine-tune his drawing skills and imagination. Mike and his family live on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

Editorial Reviews

Toddlers and adults alike will enjoy sharing this story. Simple and sweet.

Kirkus Reviews

Delightfully playful…The perfect selection for parents or caregivers to share with young children…Encourages fanciful engagement and loving relationships.”

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

Invites repeat readings…Story hour attendees will quickly learn to chant along, and naming the animals will be a happy side lesson. A title with sweet promise.

School Library Journal

2023-01-25
A parent’s love for their child is limitless.

“If you think that you’re a camel, / then I think I’ll grow a hump. / If you think that you’re a grasshopper, / I’ll have to learn to jump!” As children imagine themselves as everything from a dog to a snake, their caregivers play along, too. The illustrations show various families pretending to be different animals, for example, hopping on pogo sticks like kangaroos or holding rolled up papers to their noses to imitate elephants; some kids and adults are even dressed like the animals in question. In the end, we see families cuddled together happily. The story feels similar to Margaret Wise Brown’s The Runaway Bunny (1942), with a “wherever you go, I’ll go” theme. Deas’ warm and cozy illustrations, rendered in watercolor, acrylic, ink, and pencil crayon, depict people diverse in skin tone, body type, and age; an older adult sports tattoos. In one captivating layout, an adult and a child touch noses while swimming with a school of fish, the dotted blues of the ocean adding depth to the scene. Toddlers and adults alike will enjoy sharing this story. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Simple and sweet. (Board book. 0-2)

Kirkus Reviews