cover image Hattie Peck: The Journey Home

Hattie Peck: The Journey Home

Emma Levey. Sky Pony, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5107-1390-1

In 2016’s Hattie Peck, the eponymous hen, unable to lay eggs of her own, “braved the elements rescuing abandoned eggs around the world.” Now Hattie lives happily and chaotically with a diverse brood that includes penguins, turtles, ostriches, owls, flamingoes, and snakes. When the time comes for her young ones to “fly the nest,” she again travels far and wide to deliver her “precious little hatchlings” to various locales, even parachuting into Manhattan. Levey captures Hattie’s devotion to her family with tenderness and humor in a tale touching on themes of adoption, unconditional love, and the sturdy bonds of family. Ages 3–6. (Mar.)