Chat with Vera: Little Naomi, Little chick by Avirama Golan & illustrated by Raaya Karas

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Little Naomi, Little chick by Avirama Golan & illustrated by Raaya Karas

I feel so blessed to be a reviewer for Eerdmans Books for Young Readers and trust that I will be able to bring my Chat With Vera readers my opinion on many of the Eerdmans Books in the future. Today we are looking at Little Naomi, Little Chick.

The delightful illustrations done in pen and ink drawings and watercolors is engaging and will capture the attention of the young child. The use of strong and soft colors and whimsy are truly a joy to behold.

Our lead character is Naomi and Naomi is about to start school. Naomi seems to live on a farm - at least there are critters there and these critters include "Little Chick." Little Chick is obviously a favorite of Naomi's since she has a picture of Little Chick hanging on her bedroom wall. The story flows from the start of the day as Naomi awakens and readies for school. Then leaves for school and goes throughout the day at school. But Little Chick does none of this.

Each activity Naomi does, in detail, ends with the line..... "But not Little Chick." However, the illustrations show that Little Chick is active doing things with the other critters and seemingly happy doing so.

I see the story being used to show a young child that while they must leave their familiar toys, critters, and surroundings that there are things going on with what has been left behind. It shows the young child that the world does not necessarily revolve around what they (they young child) is busy doing at the moment.

A sweet picture story book and one I can recommend.

DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers in exchange for a review. Opinions expressed are solely my own and I received no compensation for this review.

3 comments:

chadroAugust 19, 2014 at 4:52 AM
This would be darling for any child. Such cute graphics and artistry too!
ReplyDelete
Replies
Tina at Mommynificent.comAugust 28, 2014 at 5:23 AM
This book looks adorable! I really like the illustrations! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday! Hope you have a great week!
Tina
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousOctober 10, 2014 at 5:32 PM
I am researching children's picture books, retired and wanted to do this for a long
time, this is one of my favorites and I have read about 3,300 books to date, the
story is wonderful and the illustration are adorable, hope there will be another one
in the future soon. A/G
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment here at Chat With Vera. If you need to contact me directly, please use the "Comment Me" email associated with this blog and posted in the sidebar.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

__________________________
"Courage is fear that has said it's prayers."
(pg. 129 A Wedding for Julia by Vannetta Chapman)
You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have ~Corrie Ten Boom

"God has a very unique way of scooping up the shattered fragments of our hopes and dreams and molding them into a plan of His own - a plan vastly different from ours, but far more wonderful."
--Anita Dittman, Holocaust survivor

Man has a madness to misuse that which his mind has manufactured.--Vera G.

A mountain top view is always the more appreciated after you climb out of a dark valley.--Vera G.

To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.— Leonard Bernstein

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. - John Dalbert-Acton, 1st Barron Acton

I believe that one of the reasons we have children is to teach us lessons. One of these is that we should be grateful for what God does for us and is doing in us.--Vera

Little things mean a lot in the memory bank of life. --Vera

Some of the people who have impacted me have been as ships that pass in the night. A brief encounter that none-the-less leaves a wake that lifts and floats you and somehow impacts you. Friends are not always forever. They are sometimes like ships in the night – passing briefly and casting a radiance on our being.--Vera

As each new chapter unfolds, we look at past days with wishful sighs longing for the sweetness of them. But each new dawn brings exciting adventures for the growing child to embrace as an adult and for the parent to embrace as one who has launched a wonderful ship on the sea of life.
When play is the work of children and imagination the fuel of discovery, the longings of a child's heart become fantastically real to them enabling them to engage in a world of wonder.

Coupons to Print & Smart 'Cents'

Pennies make dimes, dimes make dollars, and dollars put food on the table and pay the electric bill.-----Vera

SUCCESS
Success is not always measured by acceptance. Success is also measured by completion and endurance. ----- Vera

"Some of these couponers use coupons to save the money that allows them to be God's gift to the family - a stay at home mom."--Neal Miller

"I believe that God uses His people to be extensions of Himself. God is showering you with love...this is the privilege of suffering."---V.Andrews

PRINTABLE COUPONS
BettyCrocker
Pillsbury