Christine Davenier

The unrequited love of a pig for a chicken, and a mud-bespattered happy ending. I especially like this book for its smart use of the odd long word: preoccupied, ceaselessly, indifferent. Great for kids 2 - 6.

This book is a story about how your name defines you and makes you unique. Lucy tells about all the special times in her life and how her name was used for them. Lucy shares all the different ways that she enjoys using her name. This a great story for children to read to learn why they should love their name, and why it is so special to them personally. This book is very different, the way it flows is just so calming. It would be a great bedtime story. I really love the style that Susan show more Swanson uses in her writing. show less

Delightfully silly love story about a pig and a chicken. Pig discovers that by being true to himself friendships develop naturally. Preschool level.

By the title of the book and the first paragraph in the book, I was sure I was going to like. The first thing that the Lucy learned from her mother was her name and reading how much pride her mother had in the name was adorable. I thought the rest of the book would focus on other things that the girl learned from her mother, instead the rest of the book focused on this little girls name. The book was boring and it was difficult for me to read. The illustrations resembled water-color art, show more which I was not a fan of. I would not read this book to a group of students. show less