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The Plot Chickens (2009)

by Mary Jane Auch(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0823420876 (ISBN13: 9780823420872)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Holiday House

review 1: This book is about a hen who loves to read and goes to a library to get a book, the library says, "Oh you should go to a feed library" the hen tells her, "bum, bum," then the librarian understands her and lends her some books. This is where the whole story starts, where Henrietta wonders about writing and what is put in a good story, a character, plot and end. This teaches the children about what stories have and when they will write what it should have, a beginning, middle and an end. Good book for narrative skills.
review 2: I read this little gem while working in the children's library. As an author I was intrigued by the idea of plotting chickens. Auch has written an adorable book about a wannabe chicken author. Writers will get a real cluck out of it and ... moreif you have young children this is a great way to share with them what you do. The oil painting and digital art illustrations are bright and fun and I appreciated Henrietta's devastation over bad reviews and rejections. But in the end this fowl author realizes it's all about the readers. All in all, this is an eggscellent book for parents and kids alike. less

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