One page pushed this book from three to four stars for me: Peggy is exploring the city. We see shops and people (the art is awesome) and off to the side, we see Peggy looking at a video camera and all the tv screens in the shop window project her tilted head, like "huh?" Fantastic.Peggy enjoys her quiet neighborhood. One day she's blown by a big gust of wind into the city. So, Peggy explores the city. People have a hard time understanding her, so she asks the pigeons for help. They oblige, and now Peggy and the pigeons enjoy the quiet neighborhood and occasional jaunts to the city. Peggy lived in a small house on a quiet street until one day a blustery wind swooped her away and off into an adventure in the city. Peggy saw new and interesting things but she missed her home. The clever and brave chicken uses her wits to follow a sunflower onto a train and out into the country where she soon finds herself back home with the help of some familiar pigeons.The pages of Peggy are rich, thick, and creamy filled with witty images of things Peggy discovers on her windy adventure. One page in particular was quite striking-"Peggy saw things she had never seen before" appears to be a blend of water colors and photographs. I gazed at this page for a long time eventually laughing at Peggy appearing on several TV screens. You have to love this chicken!The strength of the story comes from its illustrations. The only awkwardness in the story (from a read aloud perspective) was that it seemed heavily edited cutting out wording that would have made the story flow better.
What do You think about Peggy (2012)?
Loved the illustrations. The story is a little strange. Not sure how my older students would react.
—mcole
The illustrations really made this story for me (they remind me a bit of Allen Say's style).
—sessypl
It makes me anxious when little characters get lost. At least Peggy finds her way.
—florifuri
