For Sure! for Sure!

by Stefan Czernecki, Mus White (Translator), Hans Christian Andersen

Overview

In Mus White's skillful adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's folk story, There Is No Doubt About it, the news that a hen has lost a feather grows into a tale of five chickens engaged in battle as the story spreads from coop to coop. Stefan Czernecki's bright primary illustrations and panel design reflect the comic boldness with which each chicken passes along the story, until it is no longer recognizable to the hen who started it all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781896580623
Publisher:	Tradewind Books
Publication date:	11/28/2004
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	1.18(w) x 1.04(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

The hens who overhear a chicken's innocent remark about losing a feather-and then pass the information on from one bird to another-do not recognize their own tale as, in true "telephone" fashion, it evolves into a story about how five lovesick hens killed themselves by plucking out all of their feathers and then pecking each other. "Spread the news!" Sadly, this retelling of Andersen's "There Is No Doubt About It" falls far short of Janet Stevens's touchstone but out-of-print version: It's Perfectly True (1988). The cliches and asides used throughout the retelling are distracting, taking away from, rather than adding to the progression. Large font emphasizes some of the dialogue, but the placement and design of the layout seem disjointed and forced. Czernecki's bold and vividly colored graphics are definitely attention-grabbing, but not enough so to redeem the retelling. (Picture book/folktale. 4-8)

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