The struggles of fitting in has also been sensitively balanced with Henny realizing her strengths that allowed her to have a sense of purpose and direction. The complexity of such contrasting emotions are conveyed as matter-of-fact here, indicating the many nuances of emotions, normalizing a situation that may have otherwise been considered catastrophic by most. There is an acknowledgment about how she enjoyed being different and how she didn’t like being different.
What I found to be particularly effective in this picturebook was how Henny dealt with her strangeness. While Henny’s mother was initially surprised at finding such a peculiar chick, she loved Henny nonetheless and thought little of it apart from the initial astonishment at finding such a strange chick-ling. Rather than wings that flap, Henny was born with arms. Published by: A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2014īorrowed from the Jurong West Public Library. Written and Illustrated by: Elizabeth Rose Stanton Since these gorgeous books deal with talking bears traveling in a boat and a peculiar chicken with hands, I thought it would still fit quite nicely with our current reading theme as we explore the boundaries of fantasy. These two picturebooks have been shared quite a bit by our friends from the kidlitosphere. Many thanks, dear Iphigene, for this lovely widget. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress.
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