Agatha Parrot and the Thirteenth Chicken by Kjartan Poskitt, Wes Hargis

Agatha is back again and she makes just as big a mess as the last time you read about her.  She's a character who does what she wants how she wants to.  I like her!

Clarion Books and Edelweiss allowed me to read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published June 27th.

It's a new school year and Agatha goes back hoping for more playground equipment.  Nope.  But there has to be a surprise somewhere.  There is:  her class will be raising baby chicks this year.  First she has to wait until the eggs hatch.  When they do, the chicks are all yellow and fluffy.  Everybody loves them except the spoiled girl who lives in the biggest house on the block and looks down on all of them.  She tries to get them removed from the school by claiming they're a health hazard.  Agatha's favorite of the group goes over and poops on the floor by the spoiled one's shoe.  You would have thought it was a bomb...

When the teacher breaks the incubator, the students get to take the chicks home for one night.  There are thirteen chicks.  But when they get home, they only have twelve chicks.  What happened to her favorite chick, Random?

The next day, they take the chicks back and wait for disaster to fall.  It doesn't but you won't guess why.  Agatha has to figure out just what happened and it's quite a story.  Agatha always makes me laugh.  I enjoy books that do that.

Agatha Parrot and the Heart of Mud by Kjartan Poskit

Agatha is a great character.  She's bound and determined to get what she wants and she's not above nudging things in the right direction.  Needless to say, that gets her in trouble...

Clarion Books and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published December 27th.

The illustrations are fun and show how different Agatha and her friends are.  The story line is silly and fun to read.  Young ones should really enjoy this book.  It made me smile.

Agatha's friend has spoiled another soccer jersey and her Mom won't buy her a new one until she takes on something educational as an extra thing.  She thinks she has soccer on her brain (she's right).  Agatha suggests the spelling contest.  While they are talking about it, one of the snooty girls tells her that her friend is too dumb to win.  Doesn't that sound like a challenge to you?  Agatha not only signs up her friend, she signs up the other girl, too!

At home, her brother has gotten an email from a girl.  She's a cousin and of the same age and wants to chat.  He's horrified and refuses to.  So Agatha sends her an email posing as him.  When the girl writes back she talks about winning the spelling contest.  Agatha asks her what words she had to spell.  When she tells her, she realizes they were the same ones her school was using, only a day earlier.  All she has to do is ask what the words are each day and she can help the other girl prepare for the test.  She doesn't consider it cheating.

All her good intentions fail at once.  Her friend lets the snooty girl win because she wasn't cheating.  The cousin shows up at the house and wants to meet her brother.  What's Agatha to do?

This story will make you laugh and also make you want to see what great adventure waits for Agatha next.  I'm sure she'll find another way to get into trouble.