The Painter Who Loved Chickens

by Olivier Dunrea

Book Overview

A city aritst who loves chickens longs to live on a farm and his dream comes true. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374357293
• ISBN13: 9780374357290
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 21 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

I love chickens!

What a great book for a budding chicken lover or the fowl connoisseur in your life! Each page is illustrated with a different heritage breed of chicken, while the story drawings are done primitive style. Eye-catching for children and adults alike, the story reads smoothly for bedtime stories or a quick perusal

A Book That Escapes Every Children's Book Cliche

I stumbled upon "The Painter Who Loved Chickens" six months ago and was entranced. This gentle, charming story lets kids know that it is okay to be different and that it is good to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Best of all, Dunrea's book manages to get its "follow your dreams" message across in a way that is very genuine and non-preachy. My son, a very precocious reader, was four and a half when I gave it to him and the book rapidly became one of his favorites. I'm a playwright and songwriter who pays the bills by writing advertising and marketing copy. This book will endure as one of my favorites, too.