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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Paye, Won-Ldy , Lippert, Margaret H.

Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile

32 pp. | Holt | May, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-7047-8 $$16.95
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Storytellers will find plenty to work with in this lighthearted folktale from the Dan people of Liberia. Quick-thinking Mrs. Chicken convinces Crocodile that the two are sisters, and therefore Crocodile can't possibly eat her. The well-paced narrative follows a familiar folkloric arc (smaller, cleverer animal outsmarts stronger, pointy-toothed predator). The gouache paintings extend the story's humor and give the characters personality.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003

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