The Revenge of the Magic Chicken - Hardcover

Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger have been together through thick and thin since first publishing The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken in 1983. They have collaborated on the hilarious Tacky the Penguin series and many other wildly funny and popular titles, including the award-winning Hooway for Wodney Wat. Helen Lester is a full-time writer who makes her home in Pawling, New York, and Lynn Munsinger is a full-time illustrator living in Massachusetts.

PreSchool-2 --All one needs to outdo one's friends, it seems, is a bit of magic here and there, namely in the form of a green pickle wand. The Magic Chicken is sure he can tone down his braggart friends, the Wizard and the Fairy, with just such a tool and a chant to go with it. As luck would have it, though, his spell-making backfires in a flurry of confusion, and the Magic Chicken is left in a heap in the laps of his friends. When all is back to normal, he gives a round of genuine hugs and is told by the Wizard and the Fairy that "you can be friendly and nice sometimes." Watercolor illustrations abound with witty details and exuberant action, adding verve to a story already full of humor. The meshing of manageable text and engaging illustrations provides a visual treat from cover to cover. All listeners (and readers) will revel in the antics of these three zany friends, but the book is better suited to small-group or one-on-one reading. Even a magic wand will not keep this one on the shelf. --Mary Lou Budd, Milford South Elementary School, OH
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