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jesssicawho's review
5.0
Gorgeous artwork, charming story. I love Louise and her adventurous soul. My 5-year-old thought this was pretty good, but I think I enjoyed it more!
maireador20's review
4.0
Listened to the audio book version on Epic and found it charming and entertaining. Perfect for children aged 5+
baklavopita's review
4.0
Sigh. Delightful. It's not earth-shattering or life-changing or even tear-enducing. It's just delightful. With the first illustration of Louise, the chicken, silhouetted in the fading sun, back to the reader, looking out to the horizon for adventure, I knew this might be rather good. Illustrations with great perspective always score high with me. The book is a wonderful combination of author and illustrator.
jennshelfishlife's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Louise the Chicken longs for adventure, and an adventure she shall have! Louise encounters pirates on the deep turbulent seas who wish to have her fried or fricasséed. She joins a circus and performs on the high wire adorned with a pink parasol. She visits a bazaar, meets a fortune teller, and ends up caged alongside chickens who don't understand free range. After her adventures, Louise is happy to be at home with her sister chickens, who intently listen to Louise's tales of adventure.
An adorable story with cute illustrations.
An adorable story with cute illustrations.
ubalstecha's review
4.0
Louise is a unique chicken. When she is bored, she sneaks out of her henhouse and goes on adventures. Sometimes she sails the seven seas, other times she joins a circus. But always, when the adventures are through, she returns back to her coup and tells her friend Monique what happened.
This is a lovely book by one of the most prolific and interesting children's authors out there.
This is a lovely book by one of the most prolific and interesting children's authors out there.
scostner's review
4.0
My favorite part is in the eastern bazaar - I have flashbacks to Indiana Jones. :-)
akmargie's review
4.0
No wonder it won an Odyssey Award. Great illustrations too. Good for early elementary and strong female characters.
calistareads's review
4.0
What a beautiful fun story! The kids loved this book. They laughed, the were engaged in the story.
Louise longs for adventure. She also loves having a safe home to come back to. Louise goes out and has some wonderful adventures that nearly claim her life. She ends up having much to talk about.
I love the artwork. It is fantastic and Kate always tells a fantastic story. Cute.
Louise longs for adventure. She also loves having a safe home to come back to. Louise goes out and has some wonderful adventures that nearly claim her life. She ends up having much to talk about.
I love the artwork. It is fantastic and Kate always tells a fantastic story. Cute.
bookdragon_library's review
3.0
This was a much longer picture book that I was expecting and definitely not read aloud for a library class. Unless you have about 10 minutes. It does not have a lot of humor in it and just did not grab me very well. I can’t really explain why. Louis goes on three different adventures and each time when something starts to go wrong she misses home and walks back home and settled into her pen and then gets bored with every day life and goes back on another adventure and repeats the cycle.