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Chicken math problem4/15/2023 ![]() Behind him his father yelled out (to little avail), "Pontius! Pontius, slow down!" I mention this because there is a particular Brooklyn aesthetic to a picture book like The Chicken Problem. Even her name, Peg, I was once in Prospect Park in Brooklyn when I passed a very small child wearing a porkpie hat running as fast as his chubby legs could carry him. Here she is sporting a mighty trendy little outfit replete with striped tights and buckled red boots. I was once in Prospect Park in Brooklyn when I passed a very small child wearing a porkpie hat running as fast as his chubby legs could carry him. Also includes the possibility for nice math tie-ins.more Certainly a good message, but I think the author could have gone a step further. Or perhaps that's the message that the solution to a problem could be right in front of you. Cat solved the problem by simply looking around- not by any use of imagination or problem solving skills. ![]() I found it to be funny, but the problem was also resolved much too quickly and without any insight from the main character-just her cat. ![]() Certainly a good message, but I think the author This book has a beautiful layout, and charming illustrations with a story that will have small children laughing. This book has a beautiful layout, and charming illustrations with a story that will have small children laughing.
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