Starla Jean
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Publishing Details
Starla Jean
By (Author) Elana K. Arnold
Illustrated by A. N. Kang
Palgrave USA
Square Fish
26th September 2023
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Birds
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Physical Properties
96
Width 140mm, Height 8mm, Spine 211mm
Description
Introducing Starla Jean! She's full of moxie, clever as a fox, and obsessed with catching a chicken she finds at the park. When she first sees the scrawny bird wandering around, she just knows they're destined for each other. Her dad says, "If you can catch it, you can keep it," and Starla Jean is not one to back down from a challenge. Printz Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold makes her chapter-book debut with this irresistible story of a girl and her chicken, superbly illustrated by A. N. Kang.
Reviews
* "This series starter features Starla Jean's exuberant first-person narration, liberally punctuated with dialogue with her family and neighbors. Readers transitioning to early chapter books will appreciate the four short chapters and the limited amount of text per page, wide margins, and ample space between lines of text. Mercy Watson fans will flock to this whimsical new series for developing readers."--Kirkus, starred review
"Generous white space keeps the momentum rising as running text--a single thought, or sometimes even one word, including the chicken's initial squawk--stretches across spreads. A smattering of 'Fun Facts About Chickens' creates a humorously informative closing." -- Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels and children's books. She lives in Southern California with her family and menagerie of pets. A. N. Kang was a product designer for last twenty years designing giftwares, jewelries, and greeting cards. Also, she designed holiday installations all over New York City. Her fun side project, a picture book titled 'The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon' was published in 2016. Since then, she has been working as a children's book author and illustrator. Her published books include My Big Bad Monster, Celebrate You! and The Squirrel Family Tree. You can see more of her work online at annakangdesign.com.
