by Brenda Williams, illustrated by
Valeria Cis
Barefoot Books
May 2015
Barefoot Books
May 2015
This sweet British import features
rhyming text slightly reminiscent of The House that Jack Built.
Appealing illustrations use loose acrylics with saturated color.
Millie's idyllic backyard is filled with plants, a slide, a
clothesline and happily pecking chickens. One of Millie's hens,
Silkie, gets lost, but is quickly found with a clutch of eggs, and
Millie is kept contentedly busy looking after the chickens and their
new baby chicks.
Endpapers display an assortment of heritage breed
chickens on a soft blue background. The book is appended with a
colorful illustrated glossary and informative text on keeping
chickens, chicken anatomy, parts of an egg and the life cycle of
chickens, as well as suggestions of different cooking methods for
eggs.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
This review originally appeared in School Library Journal.
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