Review By JESSICA ALMY Whoever uses the word “chicken” to mean cowardly has certainly not met Louise, the feathered heroine of Kate DiCamillo’s book. Louise longs for adventure and wanders off the farm to find it. She narrowly escapes pirates who want to eat her, spends time in the circus, and frees herself and other […]
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Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken
September 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Animals in Captivity·Chickens·Circus·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Female Protagonist·Harry Bliss·Kate DiCamillo·Preschoolers
Diary of a Worm
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR This book is cleverly set up as a diary that was written by a worm. It gives the reader an inside look at what it might be like to be a worm, and how the big world, and humans, appear from their perspective. The worm writes about things kids can relate […]
Tags: Doreen Cronin·Early Elementary·Harry Bliss·Jacqueline Bodnar·KIND Children's Honor Books·Preschoolers·Silly Books