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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Will appeal to artists and chickenistas,
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This review is from: The Artsy Smartsy Club (Hardcover)
Ol' D. Manus has written two sequels to "The Hoboken Chicken Emergency," both nearly 30 years after. In this second sequel, a later generation has inherited Henrietta, the 6-foot tall chicken, and now she pals around with Nick Itch and his friends Loretta Fischetti and Bruno Ugg in Hoboken.
This coming of art story begins with the work of a mysterious screever -- a sidewalk chalk artist. It leads the brave trio on forbidden and fascinating journeys to Manhattan, where Henrietta escorts them to a museum dressed as a nun and they meet, among other completely believable characters, legendary art dealer Davis Davisdavis; actually, Nick's father, with his affected British vocabulary, is one of my favorite minor characters, of which there are plenty in this fast-paced and get-off-your-duff-and-do-it motivational novel. Lest you think this is a novel that will find its place primarily in the Pinkwater chicken oeuvre, you should know that this is a book for aspiring artists, which is to say, everyone, not just those fascinated with extremely large and friendly fowl.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beats Watching Raw Liver Slide Down a Wall,
This review is from: The Artsy Smartsy Club (Hardcover)
Don't read this book if you:
1) Like to spend time shouting into fans. 2) Like to throw toilet paper into fans. 3) Enjoy doing the first two with the fan turned on. 4) Fly an American flag in front of your house all the time. 5) Rather watch bowling on TV while eating raw liver. Do read this book if you: 1) Enjoy speaking with an affected British accent. 2) Like two hundred pound chickens. 3) Grew up learning about art in basements, garages, and museums 4) Don't have a problem with professional underemployment. 5) Have a Ph.D. in physics.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great way to expand your cultural horizons',
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This review is from: The Artsy Smartsy Club (Hardcover)
I started reading Daniel Pinkwater's books after hearing him on NPR many years ago. At that time I had only a 13yr old son and I loved reading books that we both could relate to. Since then we have read every Pinkwater book we could lay our hands on and with the arrival of two more children, the books have been read over and over. Watching each child relate differently to the characters is a joy to watch.
I truly believe the Daniel Pinkwater's books are responsible for inspiring my kids to love reading passionately. Now my children are 29, 14, and 9 both boys and a girl, I still am reading and rereading theses books. The Artsy Smartsy Club is the favorite of all the books so far and is the one the kids recommend to any one interested in starting their own relationship with Daniel Pinkwater's writing.
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