From Publishers Weekly

"In this harmonious tale, a hen, proud of her first eggs, makes the rounds of the farmyard to solicit admiration. Sykes and Chapman have hatched a winner," said PW. Ages 3-7.

From School Library Journal

PreS. When Dora the Hen lays her first eggs, she is so excited that she invites all her friends in the barnyard to admire them. Each one, however, is preoccupied with her own offspring. As Dora watches ducklings learning to swim, piglets and lambs tumbling and playing, puppies beginning to walk, and a calf snuggling close to its mother, she becomes less elated about her own eggs and a little envious of the others. When the eggs hatch, however, the chicks are all she could wish for?fluffy as ducklings, wriggly as piglets, playful as lambs, and snugly as a calf. This satisfying story with bright, cheerful, childlike illustrations is just right for the very young.?Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY

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