Book Description
for Max Counts His Chickens by Rosemary Wells
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
The Easter Bunny hides ten hot-pink marshmallow chicks all over Max and Ruby’s house. “Finder’s keepers,” Ruby cries as they begin their search. Goal-driven Ruby is pure focus and drive and quickly spots the hidden-in-plain sight peepers. Max is more thorough but less successful, searching out intricate hiding spots Ruby might never think of, emptying a tube of toothpaste, a can of coffee, and a carton of orange juice among other things, but he’s left with just a marshmallow-chickless mess in the end. Lucky for Max that Grandma has the Easter Bunny’s phone number, and all is well in the end of Rosemary Wells’ winning counting book. (Ages 2–5)
CCBC Choices 2008. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008. Used with permission.