Five Little Chicks

Based on the nursery rhyme “Five Little Ducks,” this cheerful lift-the-flap book is perfect for sharing at springtime.

Five little chicks went out one day,
over the hills and far away . . .
Mama Hen said, “Hurry back to me!”
Now how many chicks can you see?

Join this fluffy little family on a beautiful walk through the countryside. There’s so much to see as Mama Hen and her brood wind through a flowery meadow, a bluebell wood, a field full of lambs, and a busy farmyard. Along the way, they meet all kinds of baby animals and their parents. But wait—the chicks are disappearing one by one. Whatever could they be up to? Lift the flaps to find the chicks and discover a fantastic surprise ending.

Lily Murray has worked as a writer and editor for more than fifteen years. The author of Dinosaurium and Beneath the Waves, she enjoys walking, bird-watching, reading books with her children, reading books without her children, and talking to her dog. She lives in the UK.

Holly Surplice was born and brought up near Dumfries, Scotland, where living on a farm nurtured a fascination for and love of animals that continues to feed her work as an artist and illustrator today. She is also the author-illustrator of Guinea Pig Party and Hush-A-Bye Bunny. After traveling as far as the Galapagos, she now lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland, with her husband, their young daughter, and a Dalmatian named Marbles.