Poor Mallory!: No. 39 (Babysitters Club)

Poor Mallory!: No. 39 (Babysitters Club)

by Ann M . Martin (Author)

Synopsis

Illus. in full color. While taking a walk, three frogs discover what theybelieve to be a chicken egg and eagerly wait for it to hatch. When a scaly, four-legged creature with a long snoutful of teeth emerges a few days later, the frogs are still convinced it's a chicken and are thrilled to have a newfriend. Soon the frogs and "chicken" are inseparable, at least until the day"chicken" finds and returns to her mother...an enormous "hen" who lookssuspiciously like an alligator! "An "eggs/rmtraordinary treat from a masterstoryteller."--School Library Journal." "Just the thing to lighten up apicture-book hour."-- "Kirkus."

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Publisher: Scholastic Hippo
Published: 14 May 1993

ISBN 10: 0590552376
ISBN 13: 9780590552370
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeated references to the friendly newborn as the chicken.' They'll be even more tickled when the frogs chuckle at the mother chicken' who, finally reunited with her offspring, greets her sweet little alligator'...In his 40th book, Lionni is in typically fine form ( Publisher's Weekly).