1 Boy + 5 Chickens = Trouble in THE SECRET CHICKEN SOCIETY

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Judy Cox--Children's Author

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1 Boy + 5 Chickens = Trouble in THE SECRET CHICKEN SOCIETY

Read a review from the Provo Library!

New for Spring 2012--The Secret Chicken Society
Holiday House
Illustrated by Amanda Haley

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Millie!
Marshall Cavendish
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu


EVENTS


March 21--Author Visit, Richland, WA
April 23--Oregon Book Awards, Portland, OR
April 24--Author Visit Sandy, OR
April 27--28--Boise State University workshop, Boise, ID
May 31--Gift of Literacy, Springfield, OR
June 6--Reading and Booksigning, Ontario Public Library, Ontario, OR




Coming Soon:

A Snow Day for Mouse
Fall 2012--A new Mouse book
Illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler
(Holiday House)




Selected Works

New Books
Clucks and chuckles abound when Daniel adopts five chicks from his classroom's science project, only to discover that one is a rooster.
Mouse is back in a Halloween adventure.
Nora's rowdy cousin from Texas is coming to stay. Is Ellie as bad as Nora remembers? Junior Library Guild Selection
Award Winners
Bank Street College of Education, Best Books of 2011
Bank Street College of Education Best Books of 2011
TIME magazine Best Children's Books of 2009
Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award 2009
Children's Choices list 2009
Kid's Choice--Wellington, New Zealand
TIME magazine Best Children's Books of 2005
Maryland Blue Crab Honor Book
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award 2004
Nevada Young Readers Award 2002

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"One is a Feast for Mouse" featured on the Planet Esme blog for children's literature!
"Mrs. Millie Goes to Philly!" at Picture Book of the Day. Includes suggestions on how to use this book in your classroom to teach the Six Traits of writing.
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