Peeping Beauty by Mary Jane Auch

Peeping Beauty combines great illustrations with a fun and clever story line that will appeal to young girls and even their parents upon rereading. The story of a hen who wants to be a ballerina has appeal, but should she trust the fox? Obviously not, but this hen is no chicken. My four year old daughter likes this story a lot, and often requests it. Though we get many books from the library(including initially this one), this one was good enough to become a keeper in our "permanent" collection.

My daughter loves the "chicken" series from Mary Jane Auch, particularly those devoted to dancing such as this one. Here we meet Poulette, a ballet-dancing chicken whose visions of stardom cloud her judgment when a fast-talking fox "talent scout" appears. Some good lessons in friendship, caution, mercy, and self-worth. Excellent illustrations. I strongly recommend the series.

Here is a histarical book about a chicken who dreams of being a famous ballerina and puts herself in danger of a wolf just for her one big chance. My daughter, and mother and I were all just roaring with laughter. My mother can do a wonderful southern accent and applied it to Poulette's voice. It was great! This book is great to do voices with for the different charectors! You're child will LOVE it! My daughter brought this book home from the school library and we got such a huge kick out of it we have told lots of people about it. I just had to buy a copy for my family! It is a "must-have"! You won't be dissappointed! A great one to read to your elementary children's class room! Nice easy reading that isn't too long before bed time too! :)