Where are My Chicks?
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This issue’s cover is from J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in what is already a classic new series. The first two titles were Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books for their help. Cover image based on original artwork by Cliff Wright
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Where are My Chicks?
Illustrated by Jill Newton
Mother Hen has lost her chicks on the farm. As she retrieves each of her four missing babies, the wise owl counts them on his feathers. In spite of his wisdom, he also counts in Mother Goose’s four goslings to leave the surprised hen with eight little ones. This gently ironic story is laid out in double page spreads in bold opaque colours, giving it a modern feel for all the old style farm setting. The farmyard creatures have a rounded look as if they might originally have been modelled in plasticine, and convey a pleasantly scatty aura suiting Mother Hen’s quest.
