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Starred Review on February 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grades 4
K-Gr 3—While other hens lay eggs regularly and the rooster crows encouragement, P. Zonka wanders through the farmyard observing the world around her. The hen marvels at the grass and sky and urges her friends to appreciate the flowers. After they persuade her to try to lay an egg, she produces a spectacular multicolored creation, incorporating patterns that she has seen and ima...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2015
Have you ever wondered where the tradition of those beautiful Ukrainian pysanky comes from? Paschkis presents one possibility. She spins an old-timey tale about five chickens -- Maud, Dora, Nadine, Gloria, and P. Zonka -- two of whom do not lay eggs. It turns out that Gloria is a rooster. But P. Zonka frustrates the other chickens, who wonder why she is not doing her duty. She is dismissed as a dreamer, more concerned with flowers, cl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Paschkis presents one possible origin for Ukrainian pysanky. The chickens dismiss P. Zonka as a dreamer, more concerned with flowers,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
