Charlie Chick

This small square book beguiles its readers into relaxing with its low key opening spread about tiny Charlie Chick liking to eat lots of barley, only to make them jump with shock when they turn the page and see the size of Charlie’s (pop-up) tummy. This lull followed by crescendo effect is repeated most effectively as more dramatic pop-ups dwarf the pages of the book followed by a final, witty fold-out that doubles its size. Babies will adore these well paced surprises which focus on such intensely interesting things as mums, tummies, feet and eating. Parker’s bold, characterful artwork and Denchfield’s text and paper engineering work together superbly. Not to be missed.