Synopses & Reviews
TONIGHT:
BARNYARD TALENT SHOW
GRAND PRIZE:
TICKETS TO ELVIS POULTRY IN CONCERT
THE FINAL DOODLE-DOO
Meet Marge and Lola, chickens on a mission: to win tickets for the Elvis Poultry Show! But their toughest competition is a pack of menacing ducks. Can our two feisty chicks show those quackers how to rock the barnyard? Tammi Sauer and Dan Santat have whipped up a giddy, goofy romp where cows fly over the moon, ducks surf in a water trough, and one very familiar-looking rooster gets all shook up!
Review
"The zippy narrative features punchy dialogue and witty interactions; creative wordplay abounds ("Let's bawk and roll!"). Droll delivery soars high, advancing the story line to its playful conclusion. Santat's rich ink-and-acrylic designs provide a humorous context through animated expressions . . . Utilizing shadow and depth, warm colors provide the backgrounds for the energetic antics. Fly the coop to enjoy this hilarious adventure."
and#8212;Kirkus Reviewsand#160;and#160;"With snappy banter...and tightly constructed storytelling, Sauer (
Cowboy Camp) pulls off the neat trick of both embracing and spoofing the against-all-odds genre. Totally in sync with his collaborator, Santat's . . . sculptural, mixed media pictures exude an old-fashioned, theatrical drama that lifts the many jokesand#8212;visual and textualand#8212;into sublime silliness."
and#8212;Publishers Weeklyand#160;and#160;
Synopsis
Meet Marge and Lola, chickens on a mission: to win tickets for the Elvis Poultry Show. But their toughest competition--a pack of menacing ducks--sneers that "all a chicken can do is bawk, flap, and shake." Can these two feisty chicks show those quackers how to rock 'n' roll the barnyard? Full color.
Synopsis
Chiliand#39;s good, so is barbecue, but nothingand#39;s finer than FANDANGO STEW! and#160;
No money? No problem! In this sunny, funny western-style take on the famous folktale andldquo;Stone Soup,andrdquo; two penniless but wily vaqueros (cowboys) trick a whole town into cooking a giant pot of stew for everyone to share.
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David Davisand#39;s deliciously colorful language and Ben Galbraithand#39;s delightful illustrations make this picture book a tasty confection.and#160;
Synopsis
This little Mary has STYLE! In this fun take on Mother Goose, fashion-forward Mary helps some of childhoodand#39;s most beloved characters go glam. From the kid who lives in a shoe (and dons some fab footwear, too) to Jack, who breaks his crown but gets a great new one, Maryand#39;s school friends look fantastic in their finery. But are they now too well dressed for recess? Not to worryandmdash;Mary always shows her flair for what to wear!
About the Author
Tammi Sauer is the author of
Chicken Dance,
Bawk and Roll,
Cowboy Camp, and
Your Alien, which has earned starred reviews from
Publishers Weekly and
Kirkus (all Sterling). She is an active blogger (tammisauer.com) and highly involved in the childrenand#39;s writer community, in addition to being a great promoter of her own books. Tammi has worked as a teacher and library media specialist and now lives in OK with her husband and their two children.
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Vanessa Brantley-Newtonand#160;is a self-taught illustrator whose passion for childrenandrsquo;s books began when she came across Snowy Dayand#160;by Ezra Jack Keats as a child in the 1960s.and#160;Snowy Dayand#160;marked one of the first representations of black children in picture books, and seeing a character that looked like her and lived in a neighborhood like her own was a turning point in Vanessaandrsquo;s life. Vanessa hopes to inspire young readers as Keats did for her and a generation of children. She is the author and illustrator ofand#160;Let Freedom Singand#160;andand#160;Donandrsquo;t Let Auntie Mabel Bless the Table (both Blue Apple Books),and#160;and has illustrated numerous childrenandrsquo;s books includingand#160;One Love andand#160;Every Little Thing (both Chronicle), words by Bob and Cedella Marley, andand#160;Presenting Tallulah (Aladdin), written by Tori Spelling. Vanessa lives in Charlotte, NC, with her husband of 20 years, their daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes.