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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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
August 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Tags: 1970s Children's Books·Animals as Food·Chickens·Daniel Pinkwater·Hoboken·Jennifer Gannett·Jill Pinkwater·New Jersey·Older Elementary
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 […]
Tags: Christmas·Daniel Pinkwater·Early Elementary·Holiday Books·Holidays·Jennifer Gannett·Jill Pinkwater·Living With Wildlife·Peace·Preschoolers·Wildlife·Wolves
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 […]
Tags: Animals as Food·Brooklyn·Chickens·Daniel Pinkwater·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Humor·Jennifer Gannett·Jewish Culture·Jill Pinkwater·Parrots·Preschoolers·Spanish