Big Chickens Go to Town
In their latest uproarious adventure, four chickens see the world beyond their farm when they climb into the back of a pickup truck, and the farmer unexpectedly drives to town. The birds soon find themselves in a strange world of rushing traffic, honking horns, shouting voices, and lively jazz music from a sidewalk café. The silly, rhyming words (“The chickens blabbered, gabbered, and gibber-jabbered”) make this great for reading aloud, and Cole’s bright ink-and-watercolor cartoon pictures extend the chaotic fun. Kids will feel superior to the naive chickens, even as they recognize the birds’ anxiety about strange, new places. Preschool-Grade 2. --Hazel Rochman