title: The Problem With Chickens (New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books (Awards))
author:  Bruce McMillan 
description: <i>Starred Review.</i>  Kindergarten-Grade 3Set in Iceland, this story is about a community of resourceful women who travel to the city to buy a flock of chickens so that eggs are plentiful in the village. However, the chickens run amok and begin to behave more like ladies than birds. Before long, they stop laying eggs. The resilient women develop a far-fetched plan to solve the problem and the merriment swells to a final, hilarious resolution. The playful text is both silly and joyous, without a wasted word. Gunnella's enchanting oil paintings are full of childlike humor and saturated with appealing primary colors. They convey emotion and absurdity with seemingly simple lines and expressive body language. These spirited, buxom ladies and beguiling chickens will be remembered long after the book has been closed. A funny and inventive choice that is also a charming tribute to Icelandic culture and tradition.<i>Mary Hazelton, Elementary Schools in Warren &amp; Waldoboro, ME</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Names: Dell’Antonia, K. J., author.
  
  Title: The chicken sisters / KJ Dell’Antonia.
  
  Description: New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, [2020]
  
  Identifiers: LCCN 2019040077 | ISBN 97805930