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Candlewick Press

Just the Series: Bed and Biscuit

Annotation: The family of animals at the Bed and Biscuit are expected to welcome and help protect Malicia, a mean-spirited city chicken who tours with a magic show, but all are afraid of her temper and powers.

Genre: [Fantasy fiction] [Animal fiction] [Humorous fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #126115

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 01/11/11

Illustrator: Jones, Noah

Pages: 103 pages

ISBN: 0-7636-4306-8

ISBN 13: 978-0-7636-4306-5

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2009047409

Dimensions: 22 cm.

Subject Heading:
Veterinarians. Fiction.
Animals. Fiction.
Magic. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

This third Bed and Biscuit book is darker than the others. "Magic chicken" Malicia pulls a number of mean-spirited tricks. Ernest, valiant mini-pig, leads the gang in stopping her. There's some didacticism in the message about standing up to a bully (the magical elements add some confusion), and the animals' plan to fight back seems rather cruel. Black-and-white illustrations add levity.

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Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Word Count: 11,177

Reading Level: 3.8

Interest Level: 1-4

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.8 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 141889 / grade: Lower Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.4 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q55847

Lexile: 600L

In the funniest episode yet, the animals take on an evil chicken named Malicia. Can they convince Grampa that she’s up to no good before it’s too late?

When a tiny, ornery chicken named Malicia shows up at the Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse, Ernest the mini-pig is determined to put aside his dislike for chickens and be a good host. But Malicia is no ordinary chicken: she’s magic! Worse, she seems to enjoy using her evil magic to make the animals miserable. Together with Gabby the mynah bird, Milly the cat, and Sir Walter the Scottish terrier, Ernest must find a way to show Grampa what a bully Malicia is — before she does something truly terrible.

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