Why am I passionate about this?
I love increasing the diversity seen on our familyâs bookshelves but also on the TBR (to-be-read) piles of relatives, babysitters, educatorsâeveryone who might come across my little list of five books. Iâm a very visual person, which is why picture books have always been my thing, even back in college when my roommate and I used to spend our study breaks in the childrenâs area of the public library reading stacks and stacks of picture books. Itâs only natural, then, that my list should mix books written and illustrated by people of color* with my love for picture books. *with the exception of Mary Jo Udry and Eleanor Mill
Judy's book list on picture books featuring children of color
Why did Judy love this book?
I love the authorâs use of language, âwash away the dreaming,â âas still as sunlight,â âplump as a Sunday purse,â and my favorite, âI stand so still even my shadow gets bored and starts to walk off.â And the bright artwork incorporating bits & pieces of textiles and buttons and a variety of papers is just the right background for a story about a girl determined to achieve her ultimate goalâcatching the elusive Miss Hen. The facial expressions, both human and hen, are fabulousâespecially Miss Henâs sly look at the reader when she eludes her captor yet again. The way a self-declared chicken chaserâs attitude can change when faced with a brood of chicks is a sight to see!
1 author picked The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one â the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "fast as a mosquito buzzing and quick as a fleabite." Our chicken chaser has her mind set on winning, until she discovers that sometimes it's just as satisfying not to catch chickens as it is to catch them.
A fresh voice full of sass and inventive, bold collage illustrations full of surprises create a childlike escapade brimmingâŚ
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