Starlight Goes to Town

By Harry Allard and Harry Allard

The other hens in Farmer Brown's Tennessee henhouse think that Starlight LaPoule - (hush! Her real name is Ethel Fae Klucksworth) - is short a few feathers. They may be right. For Starlight is a chicken with a ridiculous dream. She wants to become a high-fashion model in Paris or Milan. And with the surprise help of her very own chicken fairy godmother, anything is possible. Or is it? With antic illustrations by renowned cartoonist George Booth, Harry Allard's funny story about a hen with outsize expectations is sure to crack up even the most hard-boiled of readers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374371873
• ISBN13: 9780374371876
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 5

Customer Reviews

Starlight is a chicken living on a farm with big dreams

Starlight is a chicken living on a farm with big dreams. Her dream is to make it big as a model. The other hens make fun of her and do not understand why she isn't happy with the life she has. One night, Starlight's fairy-god mother pays her a visit. She tells Starlight that whatever she wants all she has to do is wish for it and it will appear in a large egg. She leaves her farm life behind, heads for the big city, but never really makes it as a top model. She wishes for her own house and makes a living by wishing for things and then selling them at yard sales. George Booth's illustrations are wonderful, fun and imaginative. The book has a cute story line and is great entertainment, especially for any little girl with big dreams. Reviewed by Jennifer LeBrun