Product Description

This test of Daisy’s patience as she awaits the arrival of her new sibling, teaches her that hatching an egg isn’t always that easy.
'a welcome addition to early years resources'
'wonderful for bilingual storytelling at school as well as a great book to send home for reading with parents — in whichever language'
Books for Keeps
'Ideal for families as well as for school'
The Guardian
'colourful, modern and diverse'
Families
'a beautifully produced labour of love . . . endlessly absorbing'
The School Librarian

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2885304 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Original language: Turkish
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 36 pages

Amazon.com Review
Fans of Jane Simmons's celebrated read-aloud Come Along, Daisy! will be happy to see the endearing duckling back in this sweet picture-book companion. This time, Aunt Buttercup is sitting on an egg for Daisy's mom, and young Daisy can't wait for her new brother or sister to be born. But when all three of Aunt Buttercup's eggs hatch, Mama's green egg doesn't! "'Some eggs just don't hatch,' said Mama Duck. 'Come and play with your cousins, Daisy.'" But Daisy doesn't want to leave Mama's egg, and helps keep it warm even when night falls, and she is cold and tired. Finally, Daisy and her mom wake up in the morning to a Pip! Pip! Pip! It was her little brother! "And together they watched the sun rise on Little Pip's hatching day." Young children will love the irresistible ducks (just look at that face!), and of course the fact that Daisy doesn't give up on the egg no matter what. Each of Simmons's soft, artful pictures offers an intimate perspective on Daisy's family... from the close-up comfort of the warm, feathery nest to an unusual cattail-high view of the ducks gathered around the future Pip. (Baby to preschool) --Karin Snelson

From Publishers Weekly
In this sequel to Come Along, Daisy!, the winsome duckling is eagerly awaiting a sibling: Aunt Buttercup is sitting on an egg of Mama's as well as three of her own. But even after Daisy's cousins make their unprepossessing appearance ("Yuck! He's all wet!" Daisy exclaims when the first one hatches), Mama's egg remains intact. Daisy takes on the task of keeping it warm and is eventually rewarded: with a "Pip! Pip! Pip!" her younger brother struggles from his shell. Simmons's softly hued marsh is an uncommonly inviting venue, rendered in perspectives that suggest both the expansiveness of nature (Mama and Daisy rush across an open stretch of water toward Aunt Buttercup) and the intimacy of family life (reeds and cattails provide a cozy enclosure for the eggs and the drama of their hatching). And Daisy's engaging energy, optimism and affection shine through her actions, expressions and very posture. However, at points Mama seems oddly detached from her own egg ("Some eggs just don't hatch," she says casually, agreeing to join Daisy's vigil only "until morning")-a discordant note that diminishes the tale's overall childlike sensibility and warmth. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-A disappointing follow-up to Come along, Daisy! (Little, Brown, 1998). Daisy's Aunt Buttercup is sitting on four eggs-three of her own white ones and "Mama's green one." Every day, Daisy takes her aunt food and checks on the eggs, putting her ear against the shells to listen to the chicks tapping inside. Before long, her cousins emerge, but the green egg remains intact. Mama Duck explains, "Some eggs just don't hatch," and encourages Daisy to leave it alone and go play, but the young duck refuses to abandon it. Finally, Mama returns and promises Daisy, "We'll sit together until morning." As the sun rises, they welcome Daisy's new brother. Simmons once again creates a lush pond environment filled with sparkling blues and greens. The tall grass makes a cozy home for the ducks and the angulation of the blades focuses the eye and provides an intimate setting for the nest scenes. Unfortunately, while the story captures Daisy's anticipation and excitement about a new sibling, it also raises many disturbing questions. Children will wonder why Mama Duck does not sit on her own egg, why it is green, and why she so nonchalantly gives up on it when it does not hatch. Unlike Come along, Daisy, which successfully mixes a little adventure with a reassuring message, this book only mixes messages.
Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

It's about Ducks
The illustrations of this book are beautiful--they make me want to cup Daisy and her cousins (and little Pip) in my palm--and the story is lovely. Despite one reader's feeling that there's no message (or an inappropriate message), I think children have the right to literature that's more than didactic, that represents dramatic or emotional or natural situations for their amusement or wonderment or pondering. And ducks sit on eggs for other ducks. And sometimes, eggs don't hatch. True to character, though, Daisy is curious, determined, and sweet--this is why she sits so diligently on the egg and is able, through her own determination, to win over her doubting Mama. By the last page, when Daisy and Mama and Pip watch the sun rise on his "hatching day," I had a tear in my eye, and my nine-month-old was still interested in the bright and duck-filled pictures.

My kids loved it!
This book not only has beautiful illustrations, but also has an engaging story that young children will sit quietly to hear. As a preschool teacher I have watched my 3-5 year olds ask me to read it again and again. The message of perserverance is a good one and that's what the children seem to focus on when they hear it. "Daisy did it!". I can't wait to read the first book about Daisy. I plan on purchasing this book to add to my personal library for when I have children of my own.

One of my daugher's continuing favorites
This is a beautiful book, fun to read, and my daughter enjoys it immensely. She even "reads" along, reciting all the parts she remembers, and looks so proud of Daisy when she sits on the egg. At three, my daughter is doing as many things as she can her "very own self" and I think she identifies with Daisy wanting to do something on her own. This book is definitely worth having in your kids' library.