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After three Hoboken children and their giant chicken Henrietta begin to appreciate beautiful sidewalk art, they venture into art class and visits to Manhattan.Tags
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They were on their own -- three kids and one giant chicken. Stuck in Hoboken for the summer, Nick Itch, Loretta Fischetti, and Bruno Ugg are really, really bored. After whiling away their time spitting in the Hudson River and trying to teach Henrietta, Nick's 266-pound chicken, how to juggle marshmallows, they're ready for something -- anything -- to happen.
When a mysterious and brilliant chalk artist starts decorating Hoboken's streets, the three friends are blown away. They set off to explore the art world in a frenzy of adventurous drawing, screeving, and eggplant picnics.
When a mysterious and brilliant chalk artist starts decorating Hoboken's streets, the three friends are blown away. They set off to explore the art world in a frenzy of adventurous drawing, screeving, and eggplant picnics.
This book is about Nick, the narrator, Loretta Fischetti, Bruno Ugg, and Nick’s giant chicken, Henrietta, as they try to find their way through summer vacation boredom on an expedition to find and copy the wonderful chalk artist who left beautiful drawings of Picasso’s in the park. I read this book for the summer reading program at our library this summer. The group consisted of kids ages 5-14, and from the reactions of the kids, I would recommend this book more for ages 8-13. It is a fun chapter book, but some of the younger kids would get bored and wanted more pictures. There are pictures in the book, but not many, so I would spice up the reading by showing some of Picasso’s paintings while I was reading. Overall, this is a fun show more book that I enjoyed reading, and it’s a good book for reading aloud because there are some fun-sounding words throughout the text. I would recommend this book for my library (medium public library). show less
The Artsy Smartsy Club is a chapter book about three kids and a chicken who are stuck in Hoboken for the summer while school isn't in session. Nick Itch, Loretta Fischetti, and Bruno Ugg are very bored. Suddenly, a mysterious piece of chalk art shows up on the streets of Hoboken and it's up to the kids to find out where it's coming from. They set off into a summer adventure of mystery and exploring their town.
Adorable. It sure does make me wish I lived near NYC so I could visit the Met. and the Frick. As is, I am going to look up online the images of the paintings the children saw.
Metapsychology Online Review, Jan 4th 2006
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Author, illustrator, and radio commentator Daniel M. Pinkwater was born in Memphis Tennessee on November 15, 1941. He is trained as an artist and attended Bard College. In 1969, he wrote and illustrated his first book, The Terrible Roar. Since then he has written over 50 books for children, young adults, and adults. He is also a commentator on show more National Public Radio's All Things Considered and regularly reviews children's books on Weekend Edition Saturday. While he has illustrated many of his works, his most recent ones have been illustrated by his wife Jill Pinkwater. (Bowker Author Biography) Daniel Pinkwater is regarded by critics, educators, psychologists, and law enforcement agencies as the world's most influential writer of books for children and young adults. Since 1987, he has been a regular commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and two collections of his essays have been brought out to the delight of listeners who can read. He lives in Hyde Park, New York. (Publisher Provided) show less
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