I liked it, it had great illustrations with great colors that were appealing to the eye as well. This book was about a chicken that wanted to learn how to surf. Her dad bought her a nice pink surf board and she went out into the ocean but failed her first time. After she watched her dad surf she gained some confidence and decided to go out again and did a marvelous job surfing and even came up with her own trick. I have choose this book as the 2013 Caldecott award winning book because of the beautiful illustrations it has on every page. The illustrator, Henry Cole, uses bright colors that will draw the readers attention with just a few turns of the page. The facial expressions on each character are a great representation of what they are thinking and feeling. What I love most about this book is that they pictures really overtake the book and the words just simply flow into the spread. Surfer chick is addressed to a young audience, most likely 1st and 2nd graders. At one point the chick is learning to surf, the pictures show exactly what moves she is doing until she finally falls off her board. I rate this book a 4 out 5 stars because of the strong illustrations, but the storyline could have been better. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I hope it wins an award.
Really cute story, great pictures and fun rhymes. Going to try this out during a summer storytime!
—Popet
I really liked the illustrations in this book. Made me smile and I think kids will enjoy it.
—nicholereyes
My students loved the expressive,and colorful illustrations.
—Kali
ok, Nat liked it though.
—kalpana
Some rhyming involved.
—Robert
