{"product_id":"mr-watsons-chickens","title":"Mr. Watson's Chickens - Dapier, Jarrett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterrupting Chicken\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eClick, Clack, Moo\u003c\/em\u003e in this zany classic-in-the-making!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith rollicking rhythms, nonsensical refrains, and too many chickens to count, this modern classic will inspire unstoppable giggles and endless rereads. Bawka-bawka!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Watson has 456 chickens in the sink, on the bed, in the bread box. When his partner, Mr. Nelson, threatens to leave, Mr. Watson takes his chickens to town to sell only for them to escape!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung readers will follow Mr. Watson all around town as he gathers up his chickens. But, when they're all rounded up, does he have the heart to sell them? Does a different fate await these chickens?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis quirky, irresistible book is full of read-aloud fun with its onomatopoeia, rollicking rhythm, and familiar refrains and ends with a touch of sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJARRETT DAPIER\u003c\/strong\u003e is a teen services librarian at Skokie Public Library just outside of Chicago. He is the recipient of the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom from the American Library Association for his research into the censorship of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis in the Chicago Public Schools. He plays the drums, most notably while dressed as a skeleton at the White House for one of President Obama's Halloween celebrations. He does not own any chickens. Yet. This is his first book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANDREA TSURUMI\u003c\/strong\u003e (they\/them) is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist originally from New York, who now lives and draws in Philadelphia. The creator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccident!, Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and numerous comics, they also illustrate children's books, news articles, and book covers. When they're not inventing croissant-based animals, they like reading about ordinary and ridiculous history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47051428495612,"sku":"9781452177144","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/4841\/1388\/files\/65c3b0373364d1301c966e3ea3369445f4c6830c20d3e0cf6e3bcf4b3e8bd9c1.jpg?v=1743992249","url":"https:\/\/www.morethanwordsfm.com\/products\/mr-watsons-chickens","provider":"More Than Words","version":"1.0","type":"link"}