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Daisy Comes Home
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Daisy Comes Home Paperback - 2005

by Brett, Jan; Brett, Jan [Illustrator]

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On a trip to China with her family, the "New York Times" bestselling author/illustrator found inspiration for this story of a plucky little hen who gets washed away in a rain storm and must be brave enough to find her way home. Full color.

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Puffin Books, 2005-01-13. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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  • Title Daisy Comes Home
  • Author Brett, Jan; Brett, Jan [Illustrator]
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition New
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books
  • Date 2005-01-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0142402702
  • ISBN 9780142402702 / 0142402702
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 9.9 x 0.2 in (24.64 x 25.15 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Reading level 540
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects China, Chickens
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

Mei Mei has the six happiest hens in China. She gives them treats and fresh hay baths, and when she calls to them-gu gu gu gu gu!-they all run to her as fast as they can. But one of the hens, Daisy, is not always so happy. The other hens pick on Daisy and push her off the perch every night, knowing that she is too small to stand up to them. Then one day Daisy accidentally drifts out onto the river in a basket and must quickly learn how to survive. When Daisy finds her way home, this plucky little hen is no longer afraid.
Jan Brett and her husband, Joe, traveled with their daughter-in-law, Yun, and her husband, Sean, to China, the land where Yun was born. During this trip, Jan found the inspiration for Daisy's story.

First line

Once upon a time the smallest hen, the one Mei Mei calls Daisy, was picked or by all the others.

Media reviews

Brett, known for her intricate designs and her engaging artwork, outdoes herself in this story set in modern-day China. (Booklist, starred review)

The elegance of the illustrations gains a touch of whimsy as Brett hides some surprises in the distant mountains. (Publishers Weekly)

Citations

  • Ingram Children's Advance, 01/01/2005, Page 31
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/10/2005, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 01/10/2005, Page 58

About the author

With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.