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Mr. Watson's Chickens by [Jarrett Dapier, Andrea Tsurumi]

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Mr. Watson's Chickens Kindle Edition

by Jarrett Dapier (Author), Andrea Tsurumi (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 5 years
  2. Print length
    47 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Chronicle Books LLC
  5. Publication date
    Oct. 5 2021
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  9. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1452177144
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“Animal lovers and empty nesters will appreciate the delightful antics within this story. Short, accessible text makes this book enjoyable for young readers, especially as a lap read. Comical illustrations, including cross-sections to show the chaos inside the home, depict the many hundreds of chickens playing instruments and causing all manner of ruckus. . . . Readers who are patient enough to examine the illustrations carefully will be rewarded with surprising and humorous moments outside the primary narrative.”—School Library Journal

“[A] great read-aloud, but it may be best shared one-on-one given Tsurumi’s highly detailed digital art. The seek-and-find nature encourages readers to pore over each humorous illustration, spotting chickens playing musical instruments, roasting s’mores, and using aerial silks-all on the same page. . . . The subtle references in the art to well-known gay children’s book creators (Arnold Lobel, James Marshall) reinforce the book’s casual embrace of a same-sex couple-who hopefully won’t end up with quite so many chickens next time.”-The Horn Book Magazine

“[Mr. Watson’s Chickens] is one of the year’s most entertaining and bighearted picture books. You might even say it’s in fine feather.”-BookPage, starred review

“[S]illy [and] fun with nice moments of repetitive and interactive text, but by far the best part about [Mr. Watson’s Chickens] is the omnipresence of thoughtful and intentional diverse representation. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Watson are a biracial gay couple with a loving and supportive partnership, and there is a broadly multiethnic supporting cast; but if you squint even further, there is additional detailed layering of diversity in body type, age, mobility, and gender throughout the book, serving as a subtle but constant stream of acceptance and representation.”-Booklist Reviews

“Animals creating mayhem deliver rousing readalouds, and Dapier (Jazz for Lunch!) and Tsurumi (I’m on It!) here drive this story element to its riotous extreme. . . . Tsurumi[‘s] meticulous draftsmanship makes the wonderfully frenetic activity both clear and absorbing. . . Subtle background portraits of Tove Jansson as well as Frog and Toad gently hint at the history of queer creators in children’s literature, while the carousing chickens draw most of the attention—and all of the laughs.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“[Mr. Watson’s Chickens] is amusing . . . Frequent repeated phrases will assist skilled storytellers in performing the tale effectively . . . Chicken-loving lapsitters will find much to look at.”—Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Jarrett Dapier is a teen services librarian at Skokie Public Library just outside of Chicago. He is the recipient of the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom from the American Library Association for his research into the censorship of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis in the Chicago Public Schools. He plays the drums, most notably while dressed as a skeleton at the White House for one of President Obama's Halloween celebrations. He does not own any chickens. Yet. This is his first book.

Andrea Tsurumi is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist originally from New York, who now lives and draws in Philadelphia. The creator of Accident!, Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together, and numerous comics, she's also illustrated children's books, news articles, and book covers. When she's not inventing croissant-based animals, she likes reading about ordinary and ridiculous history. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09B4FRT2K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books LLC (Oct. 5 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 21345 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 47 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1452177147
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

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    Andrea Tsurumi (they/them) is an author, illustrator and cartoonist originally from New York who now lives with their spouse and dog in Philadelphia. A gigantic text + image nerd, they studied sequential storytelling for an English BA at Harvard and an illustration MFA at the School of Visual Arts. While working in publishing for a several years, they threw themself into their two loves: indie comics and children’s books. Their first book, ACCIDENT! was an NPR Great Read and their second book, CRAB CAKE, won the Vermont Red Clover Book Award. Their book in the Elephant & Piggie Love Reading Series, I'M ON IT!, was a Kirkus Best of the Year 2021. Children's books they've illustrated include the KONDO & KEZUMI series, SHARKO & HIPPO, NOT YOUR NEST, and MR. WATSON'S CHICKENS. When they're not inventing croissant-based animals, they like reading about ordinary and ridiculous history.

    See more of their work at www.andreatsurumi.com

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  2. Jarrett Dapier

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    Jarrett Dapier is a children's book author, librarian, and lifelong drummer. His picture books include Mr. Watson's Chickens, Jazz for Lunch!, and next year’s Skeleton Stomp: A Haunted Tour of the White House. He lives just outside Chicago with his family and their many pets.

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