6/27/2023 0 Comments Cluck cluck moo bookThe review captures the sense of fun in the book, and also points out the presence of a boy of color in the story.Įarl and Pearl are growing pumpkins. Kirkus points out the "familiar easy-to-decode and sight words," and I concur that it's a "notch better" than many beginning readers. Good for less-confident beginning readers or as a shared read. Chicken is delightfully insolent as she scratches the dirt and refuses to give up, as the text and illustrations both capture. The text is large and interspersed with many half-page illustrations and several double-page spreads. The cycle of planting and harvesting pumpkins adds a nice dimension to the story, as does Chicken's ultimate usefulness, despite Pearl and Earl's repeated attempts to "Shoo!" her. With plenty of repetition and a surprisingly engaging story, this book lives up to the publisher's label of "ideal for sharing with emergent readers." A few challenging words are sprinkled throughout, but many pages are predictable and repetitive, while still carrying the story forwards. Pearl and Earl are trying to grow pumpkins, but Chicken keeps getting in their way - until Chicken proves useful in the garden in this book for emergent readers.
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