the nest book review

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“Perfect fine-feathered fun.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. It’s bound to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg, which will make the perfect omelet. And sure enough, a chicken shows up ("¡Caramba!"), but so do a duck ("Sacré bleu!") and a goose ("Great balls of fire!"). Feathers get ruffled — and Jack gets much more than breakfast — in a funny tale rich in detail, with a sweet final twist.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick; Reprint edition (April 24, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0763699756
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0763699758
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD490L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.63 x 0.15 x 10.19 inches
Reviewer: Heidi Berardinis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Super fun read aloud.
Review: Love this as a quick read aloud. Always get for friends that have a new baby.

Reviewer: Brit Knee Spears
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Funny read-aloud!
Review: I worked as an elementary library assistant, and this book -- second only to "'What?' Cried Granny" -- is a hilarious read-aloud for elementary kids, up through maybe 3rd grade.The plot: A cat living on a farm tries to trick a chicken, duck & goose to lay eggs for him to eat. They each lay one egg in a nest he sets up as a trap. But to the cat's dismay, the eggs hatch, with none of the mothers in sight, and all the babies now think the cat is their mommy.Here's where the funny part comes in: the baby chick speaks Spanish (like its mother), the baby duck speaks French (like its mother), and the baby goose has a Southern US accent (like its mother). If you can mimic these accents, it'll make it more funny for your kids/student audience.(E.g., after hatching, the babies look up at the cat and say, respectively, "Hola, Mamá!", "Bonjour, Maman!" and "Howdy, Maw!")The story ends in a cute way.I highly recommend it as a read-aloud for any younger kids!

Reviewer: AppleGirl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very special story and vibrant artwork
Review: Heard a 4-H member use this book for an interpretive reading competition. He did an exceptional reading and I fell in love with the book. Have since read the story to all ages amd they to appreciate it.Is also a timely pandemic story speaking to goals, recognizing each other, pivoting, and gratitude.

Reviewer: G. Champlin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of my son's favorite books.
Review: This is one of my favorite books to give as a gift. It has a cute storyline, when read aloud, it affords the opportunity to use different voices and accents, and it holds a child's attention. The illustrations are cute and show some visual humor as well.I first came across the book in our local library and my son liked it so much, I bought it. I since have purchased several copies for baby and birthday gifts.I highly recommend it!

Reviewer: Sarah Tousha
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very Cute Book
Review: I bought this book for my son after my Grandmother sent me the money because she had read a review and thought he would really like it. Both Barnes and Nobles stores in our areas (she lives in Arizon and I live in Texas) were sold out of them so I found it here. My son does like it and asks to read it every once in awhile, but he is only 2 so I think when he gets a little older he will like it even better. It is a cute little story and I think kids a little older will really like it.

Reviewer: Rosie Sparks
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Ok
Review: I received the book very quickly. It was packed nicely. I wish it had been in better condition. The cover was bent as were the coroners.

Reviewer: Barney Considine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Perfect Nest
Review: Reviewing children's picture books is a bit out of my league but this is a wonderful little book. Catherine Friend has turned out some excellent material for children and this is a wonderful example. The artwork by John Manders will intrigue any child and perfectly complements the story.The "stars" of this book are feline and fowl. Jack the cat wants an omelet but knows the egg precedes the omelet, the chicken comes before the egg, and first must be the nest. I'll leave it to the reader to follow the story and see what Jack gets. Along the way you will meet not only the chicken, but also a duck, and a goose. They speak just enough Spanish and French so that the young readers will have to translate a couple of words for their parents. Mom and Dad will be fascinated to learn that language is genetic in fowls."The Perfect Nest" will make a perfect gift. Gracias, Merci, Thank-ye; Ms. Friend.

Reviewer: tiffany johnson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A special for so many families!!!
Review: mama of 7, we have been reading this for 10+ years to all of our children. I sent this to my brother-in-law who remembers us reading it! His son is so young but this is such a treasure to ready to all children all the time!!

Reviewer: Ashleigh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is a really cute book. The chicken (Spanish), duck (French) and goose (country) all have catch phrases that allow for funny voices during a read aloud. My kindergartens LOVED it and were laughing like crazy. We used it as in introduction to their “Can you build a nest?” STEM challenge.

Reviewer: Buy Stuff on amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: One of my preferred bedtime stories for my kids. Funny accents, cute and heart warming story

Reviewer: T-in-a-dash
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Fantastic book, bought this years ago, but still a great book

Reviewer: Erin McKenna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: One of the best children's books!

Reviewer: Todd Howard
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Daughter likes the book