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One good turn deserves another - and another - in this universal tale about the contagiousness of being kind.Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. "How kind!" says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. "How kind!" says Rabbit, who does something kind for Cow, who is kind to Cat, who wants to be kind in turn. Where will all of this kindness lead?
Board book: 24 pages
Publisher: Candlewick; Brdbk edition (February 2, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763623075
ISBN-13: 978-0763623074
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 6.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #5,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Baby Animals #22 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Farm Animals #42 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Manners
Age Range: 2 - 5 years
Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
I am always shy to write a negative review, but it was a little odd that a chicken gave away one of her "soon to be baby" eggs to the pig. Though it started a chain reaction with the pig feeling good and doing something nice for others...etc, etc...it ended with the pig returning the baby chick (that hatched from the egg) back to the chicken. The ending is a little strange. What is learned by a mom giving away one of her babies, only to have it returned to her?
This is a great book for children of all ages. The message is simple and straight forward - doing something nice for someone may lead to someone doing something nice for you. My 1 1/2 year old loves the bright and simple artwork that features every 1 1/2 year old's favorite barnyard animals: cow, hen, puppy, cat, pig, etc. It's a short book, fantastic for bed-time, and is sturdily constructed.
A sort of pay-it-forward for little kids, I love reading this to my kids. While I can respect what the one reviewer said about a hen giving away her egg being strange, I think it's overthinking it a little for the ages this book is meant for. It's really cute too how not all the things the animals give one another are THINGS.. you can DO kind things too (scratch a back, play a game a friend especially likes). That may be my favorite thing about it.. giving isn't just about things. I think this book makes a perfect gift for a baby and young child of any age. The amount of words on each page is not too much, so the pages turn quickly enough to a little one, have different animals which even one year olds start to pick up, has a nice cadence for little babies and of course the message is lovely. HIGHLY recommended for self or a gift.
I bought this to read as a filler for Catechism (k-2nd) to enhance kindness, and paying it forward lessons. I have also given this as a gift and read during March is reading month to our ECSE (3 to 5 years) program to enhance farmyard lesson plan. It's simple it has a Great message and I highly recommend!!!
While we adults are creeped out by the hen giving away one of her children, we recognize we are reading way too much into it. My 3 year old loves this book and we read it so much, we wore it out and I'm having to order another copy for his little brother to enjoy.
I really like all the examples in this book of how to be kind. Story is a little odd (spoiler alert :-))in that hen gives an egg and ends up getting a chick back in the end. but a child may find this funny. I just love all the ways it shows how to be kind. By giving flowers, by playing your friends favorite game, etc. Each animal that has something kind done for it, thinks that is great and goes on to do something kind for someone else. Haven't seen any other books this good about kindness for really young kids.
Adorable story and illustrations. And I really love the message. My son is not yet two, so he likes the pictures of the animals, but I look forward to reading it to him when he begins to understand about the importance of kindness and looking out for others.
we got this charming little book as a gift for my little guy before he was born from a friend, & I have been buying it for others ever since. It is the sweetest story about showing kindness to others and how to make others happy by doing so. My little guy loves it. He has been reading it for 3 years now and keeps coming back to it every so often. It hasn't lost its charm!
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