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The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrington

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carolineinthelibrary's review

4.0

A fun story about being young and silly! Our chicken-chasing queen grows a mutual respect with Miss Hen and vows to teach her chicks how to outrun chicken-chasing queens.

librariandest's review

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2.0

Eh. I wasn't that into it. I've lived in close proximity to chickens before, and, trust me, they're not worthy objects of interest.

toastymaloney's review

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5.0

I finally read this by getting an Interlibrary Loan through my library. It was well worth the wait. I love chickens and this story is just delightful.

This was a hilarious book especially because I remember taking my children out to a friend's farm and watching my son tear off after the chickens (he was only 5). For a moment, I didn't intervene because it looked so funny, but I reined him in after a moment. He so wanted to chase them though. This little girl is equally tempted to take off after those chickens - especially the biggest one. I love the illustrations. They are collage and it's great to explore all of the details.

rekadnug's review

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4.0

Our son has loved this book for years. I love the language, the subject matter, and the art. The book is wonderful to have a strong, African-American main character, and is a great for all. (And in all honesty, we're Caucasian and we love it)

amarieburns's review

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5.0

First the collage illustrations in this story are incredible! Every page has so much to look at, so much detail.

The story itself is adorable. It's about a girl who loves chasing chickens and one chicken in particular. She hatches plans to catch this chicken until one day she finds out something that makes her change her mind.

This a great text to use for exploring metaphor and simile and writing using vivid description. The little girl's accounts of trying to catch the chicken evoke some great mental images.

libraryrobin's review

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3.0

A young girl loves to chase chickens, especially one she's named Miss Hen. Even though Big Mama says not to, she's determined to catch that hen. She tracks Miss Hen to a hidden place and discovers something that changes her behavior.
Love the expressions on this girl's face! While the rest of the mixed media illustrations are a bit fanciful- Miss Hen is made of crochet patterns and doilies- she is very realisic.