The Trouble with Chickens: A J. J. Tully Mystery (J.J. Tully Mysteries) - Softcover

Cronin, Doreen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061215341 ISBN 13: 9780061215346

Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, 2012

Synopsis

[ The Trouble with Chickens: A J. J. Tully Mystery Cronin, Doreen ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2012

About this title

Review:

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A FLY: "Impeccable comedic timing."--Horn Book Magazine

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A FLY: "Like its predecessors, this diary is a crowd-pleaser."--ALA Booklist

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A SPIDER: "Hits squarely on the middle-grade funnybone."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A FLY: "Teeming with funny vignettes."--New York Times

"The noirlike detective Tully and the funny chickens running around, well, like chickens make appealing characters, especially as drawn by Cornell, who knows how to get TV cartoon-style humor out of the action."--Booklist

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A FLY: "Irresistible and undeniably super."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A SPIDER: "Once again, brilliantly hilarious."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A SPIDER: "A rib-tickling sequel."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Cronin brings her droll humor to the chapter book set with great success. Fast-paced and funny, with interesting vocabulary and a well-constructed plot, this is terrific fare for readers who are ready to move beyond picture books, but are intimidated by longer works."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for Doreen Cronin's DIARY OF A FLY: "Will have kids laughing out loud."--School Library Journal (starred review)

About the Author:

Doreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly, as well as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Giggle, Giggle, Quack. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughters.

Kevin Cornell rests his head in Philadelphia, where he and his wife match wits daily with a terrifying dachshund. Other monsters Kevin has recently tamed include The Terrible Two series by Mac Barnett and Jory John, Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett, and Lulus Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst.

About this edition

• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0061215341
• ISBN 13: 9780061215346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Cornell Kevin