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The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

Janice N. Harrington; Pictures by Shelley Jackson

Hardcover

$16.00	Buy

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: March 2007
Grade Range: p to 3
Age Range: 4 to 8
ISBN: 978-0-374-31251-0
ISBN-10: 0-374-31251-6
Picture Book
Trim: 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches
40 pages, Full-color pictures throughout

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About The Authors

By Janice N. Harrington and Shelley Jackson

JANICE HARRINGTON’s Going North, for which she received the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, was a Top of the List Booklist Editors’ Choice. She lives in Champaign, Illinois. SHELLEY JACKSON is the author-illustrator of several picture books and author of adult fiction.... More

Awards

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)

Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library

Irma S. and James H. Black Award Honor Book

Parents' Choice Award Winner

Charlotte Zolotow Award / Highly Commended

Booklist Editors' Choice

Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List

Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens

Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Maser List

Vermont Red Clover Children's Choice Award Master List

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Praise

"This book just begs to be read aloud, with long pauses to take in the complexity of the gorgeous half painted, half collage illustrations."—Time Magazine

“Never has the expression “feathers will fly” been aptly illustrated as in this vivacious story." --Starred, Kirkus Reviews

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“A marvelously delicious read-aloud.” —School Library Journal

“A spirited read-aloud.” —Publishers Weekly

About the Author(s)

JANICE HARRINGTON’s Going North, for which she received the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, was a Top of the List Booklist Editors’ Choice. She lives in Champaign, Illinois. SHELLEY JACKSON is the author-illustrator of several picture books and author of adult fiction. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.