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Common Sense Note

We found no objectionable content in this book.

Story is surprising and suspenseful. Writing is well suited for young readers. Watercolor illustrations are detailed and expressive, and convey movement and humorous situations that young kids will enjoy.

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Common Sense Review

Reviewed By: Mary LeCompte

One first-grader laughed her way through her first solo read of this book. Even though the text made her "kinda confused" because she wasn't used to reading words at the top and the bottom of pages, she said she'd gladly read it again and again because "it was so much fun." And she did--four times.

The story is surprising, and the language isn't too complicated or advanced for kids to enjoy reading on their own. The bright, watercolor illustrations are playful. Especially enjoyable is the painting of the jumbled-up mess that happens when Mom and Pop Nash try to catch the wolf. Illustrator Wong Herbert Yee catches the angry look on Mom Nash's face after Pop nets her, and the wolf's sly expression when he confesses to painting, not eating, the eggs.

There's also a math lesson for preschoolers: When the story explains that every day the Nashes ten hens lays ten eggs, an illustration of ten eggs is provided under the text. When five eggs are missing, the illustration shows five eggs, and so on. Little fingers love to point and count, and the egg illustrations give them a chance to do just that.

For more fun farm stories from Green Light Readers, try The Chick That Wouldn't Hatch, by Claire Daniel, or Digger Pig and the Turnip, by Caron Lee Cohen.

Plot Summary:

Five eggs are missing from Mom and Pop Nash's hen house! Their first two attempts to catch the egg thief get them into a tangle--then some funny situations. When they finally catch the culprit, he's got a big surprise for them! Young readers will love this humorous, fully illustrated story.

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