I Got a Chicken for my Birthday by Laura Gehl, illustrated by
Sarah Horne. PICTURE BOOK Carolrhoda
Books (Lerner), 2018. $18 9781512431308
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ana tells Abuela Lola that she wants tickets
to an amusement park for her birthday, so Ana is surprised when she opens her present
and has been given a chicken. Ana starts
to realize that this isn’t an ordinary chicken when the chicken won’t eat
chicken feed or lay eggs. The chicken
gives Ana a list of supplies that it wants and recruits Ana’s other animals to
help it with a plan. Ana is confused by
the chicken, until she realizes that it is a genius because the chicken has
built her an amusement park.
This kooky
story is actually quite funny and it is a great story to get kids to predict
what the chicken might be up to. The illustrations
are bright and appealing and there is a lot going on in each picture. My eight-year old son thought this book was
weird (he’s very literal) but I loved the creative story.
C. Peterson
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