A Friend for Minerva Louise

A Friend for Minerva Louise out of print??! No wonder publishers are losing their shirts these days. This is a funny, charming, silly book about a chicken who is very confused. I am a children's librarian, and this book is one of my mainstays. Children love the fact that they are more hip to things than Minerva Louise. They roar with laughter at her misinterpretation of the world around her. It is also quietly philosophical. Minerva Louise only sees the world within the context of the barnyard and the life of a chicken. Beautiful simply drawn illustrations, too. A book that should be in every library and any home where children live.

My five year old brought this book home in his nightly reading bag yesterday. We read it no less than three times and then he read it some more to himself after I put him to bed. It's a great book with well-drawn pictures and a funny story. The last page had us rolling. Now I see that there are other Minerva Louise books out there! We can't wait to read them!

Minerva Louise is so wonderfully drawn and cleverly written that I could read this and her other books to my son every night. I absolutely love this chicken, and the myriad adventures she takes. My son and I laugh every time Minerva Louise mistakes a common item for something a chicken might use, and get a kick out of correcting her. Just a great book.

Have read this book to my students and they LOVE Minerva Louise. She is so much like a real child it is uncanny. A must for any child's reading library.