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Chen, Chih-Yuan
3 Reviews
(3)
K-3
A featherless chicken longs to fit in with four well plumed brethren. When he inadvertently creates a striking new look, they're suddenly all over him. After a silly accident causes them all to lose their feathers, they realize that having fun trumps vanity. The simple story is enriched by Chen's lively, amusing art full of wonderfully self-important birds.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(3)
K-3
Raised as a duck since hatching from his egg, Guji Guji, the crocodile, worries about his true identity when three bigger crocodiles demand his help in snaring some ducks for dinner. However, he soon gets his bearings and foils the unpleasant trio. The distinctive art features earthy browns and grays with highlights of brighter colors.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
(2)
K-3
Sent to the store to buy eggs, Shau-yu takes a circuitous walk through her neighborhood. Though the narrative in this Taiwanese import is in the third person, the perspective is completely that of a small child. The art--a combination of paper cutting, collage, and line drawing--is spare and clean. Text and illustrations reflect both the richness of a child's inner life and the way children experience the outside world.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2004
3 reviews
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