picked this up last year when it was offered for free. I mostly picked it up because I loved Sy Montgomery's work.

While Scheuer may not be as a good writer as Montgomery, this is an enjoyable, quick read about a woman who tends to chickens. While you might wonder if the family is a bit sudden or flighty in its new interest, they do seem to step up to the plate.

The book is fun because of the artwork and photos that are included as well as the fact that Scheuer seems able to laugh at herself.

Enjoyable.

This isn't book-related at all. I just came across it and was left speechless for a bit, so now I need to share it. Sometime later today I may get sucked into an "ultimate epic battle simulator" black hole.

With this cute and colourful picture book, anytime is a good time to count your chickens! There is so much fun depicted on each page, with adorable characters to discover, is it is quite easy to engage a child while reading and allow their imagination to roam free. Counting fun at it's best.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Diamond Lil comes to live next door to J.J. Tully but she comes with a secret.  While the two of them strike up a friendship it seems as though J.j. is right not to trust her.  When he finds out her secret he realizes the danger they were all in.

I love this series.  Vincent the Funnel turns informant this time around.  Lil is not what she seems.  The chicks are as wild as ever and Mama Chicken is, indeed, a broody hen.  I loved the story.

I hope more stories about J. J. Tully are coming.  I just love the 1940's gumshoe style.

JJ Tully, a retired search-and-rescue dog, is called on by a mother chicken who wants him to find her missing chicks.  He sets out to train her remaining chicks on search and rescue skills but he must become move involved than he wanted to find those chicks as well.

I loved this story!  JJ talks like a 1940's film noir gumshoe.  The villain, Vincent the Funnel (is that not a great nickname?), talks like a 1930's gangster.  The story is hilarious.  Mama chicken and her chicks are precious.  It's not just the chicks that learn.  I look forward to more in this series.