The Chicken-Chasing Queen Of Lamar County (Janice N. Harrington)

Hello, friends! We're back today with a review of The Chicken-Chasing Queen Of Lamar County, written by Janice N. Harrington and illustrated by Shelley Jackson, a whimsical story of a precocious young girl and her quest to catch a very elusive chicken. A little girl opens the story by introducing herself as the Chicken-Chasing Queen … Continue reading The Chicken-Chasing Queen Of Lamar County (Janice N. Harrington)

Brave Girl: Clara And The Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike Of 1909 (Michelle Markel)

Hello, friends! Today's book is Brave Girl: Clara And The Shirtwaist Makers' Strike Of 1909, written by Michelle Markel and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, a picture book biography of Clara Lemlich, one of the organizers of a massive protest of garment workers at the turn of the century. To look at Clara Lemlich when she … Continue reading Brave Girl: Clara And The Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike Of 1909 (Michelle Markel)