Fly, Chick, Fly!
In the middle of a wood there is a chick who will not fly. “Not I!” she cries to Mother Owl and Father Owl. She flaps, she flips, she flops, and she hops back into the nest. Time passes and seasons change, but still she refuses to fly. Will she ever learn to let go and soar up into the open sky?
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Author: Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis lives in London. After a successful career in advertising, she has written many award-winning picture books. Jeanne regularly takes events to schools.
Illustrator: Tony Ross
Tony Ross has been illustrating books for over 40 years, and has been published all over the world. He has been named the best-selling illustrator in the UK three years in a row. He lives in Macclesfield, England.
Awards
- Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Reviews
School Library Journal
“The soft artwork is the strength of this sweet picture book about a baby owl reluctant to leave the nest… this book can be enjoyed simply for the antics of an endearing bird or appreciated for its larger theme of growing up.” —School Library Journal
Booklist
“There are lively, eloquent touches in the text, and the softly rendered, evocative pastel illustrations are appealing.” —Booklist Online
Kirkus Reviews
“This gentle read-aloud looks forward to the time when the child will have a young one of her own.”—Kirkus Review
Publishers Weekly
“Unlike the signature, comedic style of cartooning Ross uses in the Horrid Henry and Little Princess books, his textural pastel illustrations in this story about a baby barn owl are delicate and quiet, an excellent match for Willis’s lyrical text…. A conventional but nonetheless lovely take on facing one’s fears.” —Publisher’s Weekly