FICTION

Little Chicks

by Taro Gomi (text) & illus. by Taro Gomi
Chronicle. Feb. 2023. 26p. Board $7.99. ISBN 9781797218748.
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Toddler-PreS–In very few spreads, Gomi’s illustrations, like stained glass or torn tissue, show three orange chicks leaving home, on their way to the adventure of a lifetime. What do they learn? The world is big and scary; home is best. Simplicity has always been this creator’s hallmark, and toddlers who may have worried over the sight of chicks in a bus heading out of town will relax as they see them heading back into the wings of their parents.
VERDICT So simple, so clean in design and message, but what an emotional wallop. Leave this one on a low shelf for preschoolers, too.
Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Mar 01, 2023

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