This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Julie Johnson

This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great read by Lois Wickstrom!

Mama Warbler is sitting on her nest keeping the eggs warm. One day, those eggs start to hatch and Mama is so excited to see her new youngins. The first one to hatch is much too big to be a warbler. She’s a cuckoo who’s mom laid her in the warbler’s nest. All the other eggs hatch but one. She’s known as the Timid Chick. She just wants to stay in her shell and when Mama Warbler is away gathering food, the Cuckoo started bullying and discouraging her from ever hatching. The Cuckoo then kicks Timid Chick out of the nest one day while Mama is away. Things have a whole new perspective after that for Timid Chick.

This is a great book for kids to learn how to stand up to bullies. It’s also great for teaching kids that it’s ok to be timid but that by doing so, they may be missing out. It’s an encouraging read that is also intended to help build up confidence in those who may not have as much as others. It’s ok to be timid but let’s work on building up courage and confidence!

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