Little Chick's Big Day

My eighth outside book is Little Chick's Big Day by Mary DeBall Kwitz. It's not a picture book. A little chick keeps running away from her mother, the Broody Hen, because she doesn't want to take a nap. She thinks she's too old for naps. First she hides in the garden, next the barn, then down to the pond where he's never been before. She just sat there watching the dragonflies and the butterflies, the bees and frogs, and just the pond in general. She say she reflection and asked "Are you too old for naps?" (19). When her reflection didn't answer she decided she didn't care anymore. She was just happy watching the sun in the pond.

A little while later, she could no longer hear the Broody Hen calling for her and started to think that maybe she couldn't find her or maybe she herslef was lost. She started to look around and couldn't find the barn or Broody Hen. She asked her reflection if she was lost. The little chick in the water didn't say anything back. Little Chick started running back to find Broody Hen and announced that she was home to the barn. But Broody Hen wasn't in there. She ran all across the barnyard yelling "Broody Hen! Where are you?" (27)

Little Chick finally found her and Broody Hen said she was waithing for her. She told the hen she had gone to the pond, but Broody Hen already knew for she had seen her go down there and had decided to wait for the chick to come back to her. After a nap, Little Chick made the decision to go to the pond again tomorrow.

You're never too old for a nap (too true) and no matter how much you try to run away from your parents, they'll always be there for you ready to take you under their wing and sing you to sleep. It just may take some time by yourself, but you'll get there. Lost, but soon found.