Chicken Lily

Description

Chicken Lily may be a lot of things - a careful colourer, a patient puzzler, and a quiet hide-and-seeker (she never makes a peep!) - but brave has never been one of them. That's why, when a school-wide poetry jam is announced in class, Lily is terrified. Will she sound like a bird brain? Although Lily's friends Baabette and Pigsley try to encourage her, Lily feels like a rotten egg. Finally, Lily realises that she must put her best claw forward and prove that even chickens aren't chicken all the time.

Lori Mortensen is an award-winning writer of over seventy children's books. Some of Lori's best known books are Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg and Cindy Moo. She and her family live in Northern California. lorimortensen.com Nina Victor Crittenden is a new talent who has illustrated Cedric and the Dragon, written by Elizabeth Raum. She and her family live in Minnesota. ninacrittenden.com

The watercolor, pen, and ink illustrations are large and, well, cute. Lily's classmates are all friendly and happy, and Lily's face is expressive. VERDICT A good choice for schools and public libraries. - School Library Journal