Frances Cony Boeken

Mother Hen lays an egg, but she has no idea how to hatch it. Her attempts include feeding it spaghetti (strings!), rocking it (a pull-tab cradle), and warming it (a fabric sweater). When nothing works she sleeps on it—and it hatches!

A reiusse of a rollicking, three-dimensional rendition of the favorite song.Brilliantly colored and chock-full of ingenious mechanical devices, this is an eye-catching, toe-tapping interactive treat for preschoolers. Pull the tab and Old MacDonald's tractor roars to life with a chug, chug here and a chug, chug there. Turn the page and a flock of frisky sheep pop up with here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a baa, baa! Best of all, the rousing final spread boasts a clever text wheel that invites children to sing along.