Entries Tagged as 'Daniel Pinkwater'

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

August 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Fans of chickens and commentator/ author Daniel Pinkwater may be familiar with The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (Amazon affiliate link), first published in 1977. Unsurprisingly, some of the material is dated but the overarching tale of genuine affection portrayed between a boy and a giant chicken rings true with young animal lovers. Aspects that won’t ring […]

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Wolf Christmas

December 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Daniel Pinkwater’s Wolf Christmas is the tale of a small wolf pack on Christmas Eve. Told from the perspective of one of the pack’s young wolves, Pinkwater and his illustrator wife Jill Pinkwater depict life in the pack. On this particular night, the young wolves are playful in the moonlight, but […]

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Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken

June 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT If you love chicken books like I love chicken books, then Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken is one to add to your shelves.  When I read a children’s book about chickens, even if it is humorous, I pay attention to see if the author is thinking of the chickens’ perspective or […]

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I Am the Dog

May 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT I Am the Dog is the silly story of Jacob (the boy) and Max (the dog).  Penned by noted children’s author, commentator and critic Daniel Pinkwater, this book is a fun romp through a day in the lives of a kid and his dog. The colorful and fun illustrations by Jack E. Davis […]

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