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Chicken Man is now available. I will be setting up links to Amazon and Book Sense and Barnes and Noble shortly. I have just finished the Teacher's Guide and some Chicken Man downloads which will be posted soon. A blog tour is in the planning stages. I'll keep you posted.

And who says that reissued books don't get reviewed?

 

 
5.0 out of 5 stars A positive message enthusiastically recommended to young readers of all backgrounds., April 4, 2008
First published in 1991, and now in a new edition with an updated 2007 afterword from the author, Chicken Man is a classic National Jewish Book Awards Winner picturebook about a man who lives and works on a kibbutz (a special type of farm in Israel). Chicken man loves the chickens of his chicken coop more than anything, and he's so happy taking care of them everyone becomes convinced he has the best job on the kibbutz. When a new work list is posted, he must change jobs and work at the laundry instead - leaving his chickens wasn't easy, but he resolved to do his best and sing while he worked; this leads everyone to think that laundry is the best job on the kibbutz, and his duty is changed to gardening. But when the chickens stop producing eggs because they were deprived of their favorite keeper, the kibbutz learns that it's the person who does the job that makes the biggest difference, and Chicken Man is reunited with his beloved chickens. The new afterword briefly reflects on how kibbutzes have changed in the modern era (children's houses or work lists are generally not found within them anymore). But the central theme of Chicken Man, the value of making the best of every situation, is a positive message enthusiastically recommended to young readers of all backgrounds.

 
My Father's Imaginary Friend

My good friend Monica Leo, of Eulenspeigel Puppets has posted a clip from her puppet trilogy about her parents on YouTube. A must see! Then visit her website and help bring her and her moving play to a venue near you.

 
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