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| Grade 1–3—Allard has concocted a zany tale about a chicken who dreams of a life far from Mr. Brown's rural Tennessee henhouse. To her delight, a chicken fairy godmother turns up and Starlight's life, with each new wish, changes dramatically. Convertibles, airplanes, a trip to Milan, and appearances at fashion shows are suddenly everyday occurrences. However, when her godmother takes a vacation cruise around the world and her nephew takes over, things take a very different turn. Now, with each egg Starlight lays, odd objects (clocks, eggbeaters, and pianos) hatch, and, ever intrepid, she turns her bounty into a permanent yard sale. The tale could well have ended here but Allard gives it another wacky, albeit somewhat puzzling, turn. The final page finds Starlight further flummoxed—she has laid a yacht! But whether her bewilderment is due to the huge boat suddenly launched into her yard or to the chicken fairy godmother peering from a porthole will be up to individual readers to decide. Or perhaps it hints at the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for!" Regardless, some children will undoubtedly get a chuckle over Starlight's crazy escapades. Booth uses fluid watercolors to give depth to his pictures but it is his straggly, New Yorker-style lines that aptly define the characters and inject the comedy. For a more cohesive animal-as-star story, treat children to Robert Kinerk's Clorinda (S & S, 2003), a tale of a cow who dreams of being a ballet dancer.—Barbara Elleman, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
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| Starlight is a chicken living on a farm with big dreams. Her dream is to make it big as a model. The other hens make fun of her and do not understand why she isn't happy with the life she has. One night, Starlight's fairy-god mother pays her a visit. She tells Starlight that whatever she wants all she has to do is wish for it and it will appear in a large egg. She leaves her farm life behind, heads for the big city, but never really makes it as a top model. She wishes for her own house and makes a living by wishing for things and then selling them at yard sales. George Booth's illustrations are wonderful, fun and imaginative. The book has a cute story line and is great entertainment, especially for any little girl with big dreams.
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