Patti Beling Murphy
1 Great book if you want to encourage naughty behavior
I was very disappointed with this book. While the author could have used the story line to demonstrate that naughty behavior doesn't pay, she instead trivializes the seriousness of misbehaving and makes it all seem like good clean fun. The story implies that being a little naughty is okay and fails to show any real consequences for naughty behavior. Young Elinor's aunt even gives her ideas for future naughty behavior. The two naughty chickens never show any true remorse for their behavior and appear to look forward to misbehaving together in the future.
2 Elinor and Violet
The illustrations in this book are wonderful, full of vibrant colour. A cute story any child will relate to as none of them are angels all the time! A winner with my three kids aged 2,4,6. Highly recommended.
3 a winner with my twin girls (age 3.5)
My twin daughters (fraternal, age 3.5) don't like all books, and often they disagree, one liking something that the other dislikes. They agree on this one: it is a winner. One daughter enjoys the chickens being naughty. The other likes the small morality tale. And they both like explaining all the antics the chickens do, including running the water in the bathtub until it flows down the stairs.
