Sometimes It's Storks

PreS-Gr 1—Raising a baby is always full of surprises, but Kelly and the Brothers Hilts create an extra-amazing arrival story of the little one in this refreshing picture book. The age-old question, "Where do babies come from?" is answered in a bouncing AA/BB rhyme scheme, but this time the stork (gasp!) loses the baby. The illustrations highlight the most unexpected moments of the raucous trip the baby takes to eventually reach the intended destination. At one point, the tiny blue baby lands on an Australian beach, "where a hermit crab found you/(a tiny chap whom you outgrew/who passed you to a kangaroo/who lost you at the Brisbane Zoo)." Readers will delight in finding where the infant has gone on each page, with the poetry of the writing lending itself well to hand clapping and singing. This tale is ripe for felt board activities to support the wild adventures of this little one.