A hertwarming tale from the beloved author of The Mitten Mei Mei has the six happiest hens in China. She gives them treats and fresh hay baths, and when she calls to them-gu gu gu gu gu!-they all run to her as fast as they can. But one of the hens, Daisy, is not always so happy. The other hens pick on Daisy and push her off the perch every night, knowing that she is too small to stand up to them. Then one day Daisy accidentally drifts out onto the river in a basket and must quickly learn how to survive. When Daisy finds her way home, this plucky little hen is no longer afraid. Jan Brett and her husband, Joe, traveled with their daughter-in-law, Yun, and her husband, Sean, to China, the land where Yun was born. During this trip, Jan found the inspiration for Daisy's story.
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I love Jan Brett's books! The illustrations are so amazing, and there's so much to look at! All the little vignettes telling their side stories in the edges and corners of the pages...
The stories are also wonderful.
Poor Mei Mei. Poor Daisy.
But there's always a good end. :-) I'm glad Daisy learned to stand up for herself :-)
BTW, don't miss the animal shaped mountains, there are all the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs there :-)
