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Queenie, One of the Family

Bob Graham, Author, Bob Graham, Illustrator Candlewick Press (MA) $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-1400-3

""This quirky tale of a chicken and her adoptive family will have animal lovers cheering,"" said PW. ""Children will giggle, and Queenie and Caitlin enthusiasts will hope there's another story about the endearing pair in the works."" Ages 5-up. (Mar.)
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Reviewed on: 03/01/2001

Release date: 03/01/2001

Genre: Children's

Hardcover - 1 pages - 9780763603595

Paperback - 1 pages - 9780763614003

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