The Trouble with Chickens: A J. J. Tully Mystery

by Doreen Cronin

Book Overview

From the bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell comes the first book in a heavily illustrated, hilarious chapter book series about the adventures of a dog detective. Perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker's Clementine series and Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Lunch Lady series.

J.J. Tully is a former search-and-rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he's not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar (who look like popcorn on legs) and their chicken mom show up demanding his help to find their missing siblings. Driven by the promise of a cheeseburger, J.J. begins to track down clues. Is Vince the Funnel hiding something? Are there dark forces at work--or is J.J. not smelling the evidence that's right in front of him?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061215341
• ISBN13: 9780061215346
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Hilarious

Needed a long chapter book for our 3 and 5 year olds while on vacation as they both get a different book every night. I got this at the library and after reading just one random page I knew it was perfect. The story is hilarious and both kids were very entertained

“Trouble with Chickens” equals no trouble getting my son to read!!!!

This book has been a the best gift Ever for my 10yr old son!!!! He Loves this book. I went from begging him to read, even for 5 minutes to begging him to put the book away because it was an hour past his bedtime! Very entertaining story and we both really loved the humor. Has a nice twist at the end. Must read for sure.