Ah I loved the meaning behind this book! A little boy called Henry would visit the chicken coop and bring books, but one day he bought a toy ( handheld electric game ) and little red didn’t like it. He thought of ways to tell Henry he wanted him to bring books and read to them all.
Great illustrations and colour for young children. My 3 and 4 year old enjoyed it and said ‘ we should read more books and not play on computers’ .

Lovely book about a boy that reads to his chickens. Ideal for a 5-6-year-old wanting some reading practice.

The book is chock full of well detailed, beautiful double-spread images. Would look great on the nursery/ young child's bookshelf. It wasn't the most interesting story but it wasn't bad either. The character's switch from books to his game is probably a relatable scenario for the target audience. Definitely worth a read if you have young ones at home.

4/5

This is an adorable children’s book. The book is trying to teach the importance of not spending you life being a screen. The illustrations are also very well done.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Cute story about being in the moment, which in this case is reading books to chickens, because of course that is something that a lot of kids do.

The chickens, in this story, love being read to, and miss it when the boy decides to play a pocket video game instead.

I know my chickens like to be talked to, so this isn't so far fetched a story, and they do not like it when you ignore them when they are trying to get your attention, and they will try to get your attention. One of my roosters will grab my skirt if he thinks he is being ignored.

So, overall, a cute story about being engaged at the moment, and not living life with ones face in front of a screen.


<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review</em>

Such a cute book about a young boy that reads to his chickens until one day, instead of bringing books, he brings his hand held game and the chickens have to find a way to tell the boy they want books! I really enjoyed this book because it has a very good meaning. Illustrations are so bright and colorful that made it a fun book to read. I highly recommend it to kids of all ages to remind everyone that books are wonderful for even chickens. Thanks #Netgalley for the early review copy. I loved it!

Even though the story was a little bit simplified, I enjoyed the core idea. A boy who reads to the chicken of the coop until her gets immersed in a console game - he forgets about the books, the chicken and wants to be left alone. Luckily, the chicken find a way to get his attention back.

The story showed how dangerous it can be if children get access to console and computer games at an age too young and how addictive these games can be.

A charming little story of Quiet Little Red who loves books. She has a friend named Henry who stops by her coop after school and reads to her and six other chickens.
One day instead of bringing books, Henry shows up with a video game 🎮 and becomes engrossed in playing the game that he ignores the chickens. The chickens grow concerned and try to find a way to communicate to Henry. Eventually Henry gets the message and shows up with a book on his next visit.

Thank you to Angela Hunt, NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book.

This simple picture book is right to the point when it comes to books versus phones and video games. The little chickens just want to be read to, much like our children and students! It’s a powerful little reminder.

Just adorable! The story was cute and the pictures were even better. This is a good book for kids starting to read and learning new words. The book has a good flow of the words and will be popular with kids.