Chooky-Doodle-Doo
Age 2+
Picture Books
A delightful rhyming counting book.
Two little chooky chicks pulling at a worm. Clucky cluck, worm’s stuck. What should chookies do?
Creators
Jan Whiten was born in Bendigo, Victoria. Her early school years were spent at a tiny rural school with one room and one teacher for all grades. Jan is married with two sons. As a family they spent many happy hours sharing the magic of books together. Her love of reading children’s books led Jan into the exciting world of writing her own stories for children. Chooky-Doodle-Doo is Jan’s first commercially published book, and was short-listed for the 2014 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards. It was inspired by the antics of Miss Milligan, one of her much-loved hens.
Always aspiring, envisaging and dreaming, Sinéad Hanley’s visual language plays with pencil, paper cuts, textures, surfaces and screen printing. Her style is informed and thoroughly inspired by a range of influences including folklore, nature, op art, and an undying passion for collecting kitsch books and dusty encyclopaedias. Chooky-Doodle-Doo is her first book and was short-listed for the 2014 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards.
Reviews
I love the slightly acid tones and the textural effects of Sinéad Hanley’s amusing illustrations. Just the thing to share with the youngest listeners.
Red Reading Hub
The illustrations are a delight.
Create a Kids Book
The rhyme and rhythm sequence is short and sharp, lending this to be a great counting primer and read aloud.
Creative Kids Tales
This is a gorgeous first counting book. It combines numbers (of course), rhyme (my favourite), curiosity, suspense, cooperation and surprise – quite a package really.
Jackie Hosking
This is a delightful book for readers aged 2-5years
Literacy, Family and Learning
Cleverly structured rhyming words like; puff and tough, wrong and long, pick and thick that can be used for discussion as well as the counting of choosy chicks.
New Kids Books in Oz
This is a lovely new rhyming counting book… cleverly structured rhyming words like; puff and tough, wrong and long, pick and thick that can be used for discussion as well as the counting of choosy chicks. The artwork created with handcrafted and digital collage, is bold and colourful and very attractive.
New Kids Books in Oz
My daughter (2 ½) loves this book.
NZ Booklovers
This fresh and colourful picture book is an introduction to simple counting and rhyming which will delight children and parents.
Read Plus
This is an appealing and entertaining tale for the very young.
Sydney Morning Herald
Babies will enjoy the bright, cute illustrations of little chicks on a farm, while toddlers will learn about rhythm, rhyme, counting and teamwork.
Sydney's Child
Bright, stylized illustrations complete a delightful book for younger readers.
Totline
