Review of "Chicken Joy on Redbean Road: A Bayou Country Romp" by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
"Everybody in St. Ceclia's parish knew of Joe Beebee. His music set empty shoes to tapping." There's trouble in the barnyard. The rooster has just recovered from the measles, but he's lost his crow. Mrs. Miser Vidrene says a rooster that can't crow is headed for the stewpot. Its a story from the Louisiana countryside that charms you with its sweet humor, even when the story gets a little scary. The illustrations elicit laugh after laugh as we follow the story of how Joe Beebee and his fiddle save the day.
Rainbo Electronic Reviews published this review in our June, 2007 issue.
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