Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken by Daniel Pinkwater

Pinkwater, Daniel Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken illustrated by Jill Pinkwater 32 pgs. Feiwel and Friends, 2010. PICTURE BOOK. $16.99. Yetta, beautiful Yetta, is a Yiddish chicken that escapes the coop and flies free in the streets of Brooklyn. Yetta has a hard time fitting in in the big city until a group of green parrots takes her in as one of their own. This is a multilingual story as all of Yetta's text bubbles are written in a different language so the book lends itself well to a story share about diversity. The unique text written in short quick sentences and the bright and vibrant illustrations will keep the students flying right along with Yetta. Love the author's sense of humor on the back cover as to how he is willing to go on record that Yetta's story is true, including that she speaks Yiddish. EL-ADVISABLE. Whitney, Library-Teacher.