The Trouble with Chickens, Doreen Cronin
The Trouble with Chickens, Doreen Cronin
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The Trouble with Chickens
A J.J. Tully Mystery

Author: Doreen Cronin

Narrator: Vinnie Penna

Unabridged: 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 03/01/2011


Synopsis

J.J. Tully is a former search-and rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he’s not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar (who look like popcorn on legs) and their chicken mom show up demanding his help to track down their missing siblings. Driven by the promise of a cheeseburger, J.J. begins to track down clues. Is Vince the Funnel hiding something? Are there dark forces at work—or is J.J. not smelling the evidence that’s right in front of him?Bestselling author Doreen Cronin uses her deadpan humor to pitch-perfect effect in her first novel for young readers. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white artwork from Kevin Cornell, this new series is destined to become a classic.

About Doreen Cronin

Doreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly as well as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Giggle, Giggle, Quack. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

The genius of Doreen Cronin is her ability to write a book for kids with a layer of humor that also appeals to adults. In this case, J.J. Tully operates like a detective in a Raymond Chandler novel (G-rated, of course). I listened to this on audio and there were many times I had to laugh out loud ov......more

Goodreads review by Mark

Just as Click Clack Moo (as brilliant as I find that book) raised questions about how many young readers would be familiar with typewriters, so this novel raises the question with regard to detective fiction (a question it shares with the Chet Gecko series). I don't necessarily have a problem with p......more