Review: Loved it...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2012
Petunia is a chicken with a heart as big as the flower garden she nourishes. Low down in the pecking order, she is never going to be accepted by the chicken hierarchy, but then an unlikely saviour  in the form of Macy the cat enters her garden, and soon Petunia's life is turned completely upside-down.This beautifully written and delightfully illustrated little book captures the imagination, and explores some quite dark themes - there is loneliness, bullying and despair, but there is also friendship and loyalty, and some genuine laugh out loud funny moments, as Macy and Petunia take on the wrath of the chicken supremo, and her cluster of conspirator chickens.Aimed primarily at the children's story market, Impeccable Petunia is one of those lovely books which can be appreciated by both children, and adult readers. The fundamental themes of friendship, loyalty, fraternity, and equality, are portrayed in a sympathetic and understandable way, and the stunning illustrations really bring the story to life.I loved it, and have no hesitation in recommending this story.