A story about a little chick learning to do a big thing! The heron chick sees her mum and all the big herons standing gracefully on one leg, but she just CAN'T do it! Maybe she just needs a little help? She tries to get her balance by leaning on a variety of things you'd find in the canal: a rock, another chick, and otter a swan - even a shoe someone has dumped! But she KEEPS overbalancing. Then she works it out. She can't do it with people looking. Not even the reader. If they reader closes their eyes, she just might do it! Do you think she did it?
A fun interactive book for small children, who will identify with the need to try and try again. They will also enjoy the fun of closing their eyes and wondering if the chick is succeeding while they can't see her!
This book is absolutely one of the best things I've seen this year, and O'Brien had already set that bar high!
Baby Heron wants to stand on one leg like all the grown up herons, but no matter what she stands on - a rock, an otter, shoes - she just can't do it! How do the other herons manage? There must be a trick she doesn't know about...
This is such a cute little book. Chick is fantastic, and the art style is amazing - stylised, simple, and full of life. This is a book that rewards poring over. Children will love reading it again and again, cheering on Chick right to the last page.
A fantastic read and a great work of art. I love it.
Standing on One Leg is Hard publishes on the 3rd of April, 2023. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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