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    Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
    Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
    Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
    Audiobook12 minutes

    Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

    Written by Janice Harrington

    Narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson

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    About this audiobook

    Award-winning author Janice N. Harrington presents a book about a spunky girl with a bad habit. Meet the Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County. Almost the first thing she thinks about every morning is chasing the farm's chickens. She sneaks up on them real slow, then . SQUAWK! But the Chicken- Chasing Queen is about to learn why the prettiest hen on the farm doesn't want to get caught.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 19, 2013
    ISBN9781470355128
    Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

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    • 5/5
      Wow. There are so many reasons to love this book: the flowing words, the glorious illustrations, the love emanating from the pages, the actual feel of the summer sunshine on a farm as I read the book. My goodness! A wonderful book!
    • 4/5
      In this realistic fiction novel, a young girl declares herself as the best chicken-chaser there is. Her mama tells her not to chase the chickens, but she does it any way. In the story, she is trying to catch her favorite chicken. She finds it almost impossible, but she does not give up quite yet. She tries to lure it in with food and worms, but even that didn't work. When she comes out the next morning to try again, she can not find the chicken anywhere. She searches and searches when she finally finds the chicken in the tall grass on a nest. With her, there are 3 baby chickens. While the girl knows she can catch the chicken now, she decides to not, and lets the chicken be with her babies. From that point on, the girl decided she would help the family and raise them to be fast runner so nothing, not even her, can catch them.
    • 4/5
      This was really an enjoyable book, heavy on literary devices that could be taught from. I'd never heard of the author before, so I'm glad I gave it a try. Aside from the high-calibur writing, the story is a lot of fun. It's definitely a country rural setting but the scene is easy enough to identify with that you wouldn't have to have been there to get it. The illustrations are a strangely inviting mixture of collage and paint that I enjoyed immensely. This is the sort of book that has a rereadable quality that I really enjoyed.
    • 4/5
      Our protaganist is the self-proclaimed "one smart chicken chaser" and we follow her as she attempts to catch the prettiest hen, simply called Miss Hen, on Big Mama's farm. The text has lots of humor which is complemented by the mixed media illustrations. While this would work well as a read-aloud for a storytime, children will want to look at it individually as well so they can examine the bits and pieces that Shelley Jackson has put together. Miss Hen is particularly intriguing and the orange wash of brush strokes behind her first full introduction is simply beautiful. Children will thrill to the chase as the Chicken-Chasing Queen works out strategies to entrap Miss Hen and when the Queen has a change of heart children will understand that as well, but most will rejoice as the final page hints that the Queen's days of Chicken-Chasing may be far from over.
    • 3/5
      I gave this three stars just because the art was fantastic. The story line was lacking significantly in my opinion. I wasn't expecting a great american novel, but I judge picture book on the use of art and writing ability and how they work together to produce a solid book. The Art was so great that the story just wasn't good enough. I found myself not even reading sometimes because I was admiring the art! If it was a good story, not matter the art, I would have continued to read. In this case I didn't. the art itself is a good reason to look it up though.
    • 5/5
      * picture book * great mentor text for teaching writing - voice The self-proclaimed Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County can’t help herself: she has to chase the chickens, no matter what Big Mama says. Every morning it’s the same routine: wake, wash, eat, tell stories, and when Big Mama’s not looking…chase chickens! The Chasing Queen won’t be satisfied until she can get her hands on her favorite chicken of all, Miss Hen. After many failed attempts to catch that “plump as a Sunday purse” chicken, the Queen decides to stop chasing and start thinking. Using Big Mama’s words of wisdom, “you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar,” she devises a plan. The Queen leaves a trail of sweet cornbread crumbs around the yard to lure in Miss Hen. She crouches down and waits patiently for Miss Hen behind the wheelbarrow. After a short time, Miss Hen arrives. This is the Queen’s chance. She waits, she watches, she thinks, she JUMPS after Miss Hen! “SQWALK!” In a flash of feathers, Miss Hen is gone. The Queen couldn’t find her anywhere. She searches all over the farm, and then she spots her. Miss Hen is resting on a nest of brown eggs and protecting three baby chicks. Miss Hen looks steadily at the Queen, she’s so close, and this is her chance. But compassion takes over and instead of finally catching her favorite chicken; she sits and admires Miss Hen and her babies. That was the end of the Chicken Chasing Queen. Now, after waking, washing, eating and telling stories, when Big Mama is looking, the Queen feeds Miss Hen and her babies, making sure they are safe from any chicken chasers.
    • 5/5
      I love this book.I love the metaphorical language. I love the active, semi-collage artwork. I love the onomatopoeia. Truthfully, I think any library would be improved by having this book in their collection.
    • 5/5
      The book is told with much humor and conveys well the mischief of the young farm girl. The language authentically captures the culture and dialog of African-American families. The illustrations, made with a combination of cloth, wallpaper, photographs and paint, have a collage-like effect and are fun to look at. The illustrations also contain cut-out letters of onomatopoeia, such as "SQUAWKKKK!"