Sunday, August 22, 2021

Poultrygeist by Eric Geron, illustrated by Pete Oswald - ESSENTIAL

Poultrygeist by Eric Geron, illustrated by Pete Oswald
. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick, 2021. $17. 9781536210507

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

The chicken is very innocently crossing the road when it suddenly finds itself on The Other Side! 

A feast for the eye and for the ear! Oswald’s color palete hits just the right note. I really, really wanted this book to glow in the dark – it feels like it should, but I’m ok that it doesn’t. Plus he adds so many visual treats for those with sharp eyes. Geron doesn’t slack either. The text is chockful of puns - so many that the 9th grade teacher I was showing it to wants me to keep it so he can read with his classes. The chicken even breaks the 4th wall. This will be a favorite! 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS

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