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Emma and the Coyote (Stoddart $18.95)
A real-life chicken on her Armstrong farm was the inspiration for Margriet Ruurs' well-meaning but addled hen Emma, a character that made its first appearance in Emma's Eggs.
Eggs are scrambled, boiled, dyed and hidden behind shrubs and Easter daffodils until Emma discovers the very best thing to do with an egg is sit on it until out pops a perfect dandelion chick.
In Emma and the Coyote (Stoddart $18.95), Emma takes on a dreaded barnyard prowler and almost meets her demise. But a gust of wind and a stray magnolia blossom save her, leaving Emma, feathers intact, should she be required to lend her antics to a third picture book adventure.
Barbara Spurll's illustrations bring the befuddled Emma to life with crazed chicken eyes, a fiery comb, a comedic beak and wings as expressive as hands. 0-7737-3140-7
[Louise Donnelly / BCBW WINTER 1999]
Eggs are scrambled, boiled, dyed and hidden behind shrubs and Easter daffodils until Emma discovers the very best thing to do with an egg is sit on it until out pops a perfect dandelion chick.
In Emma and the Coyote (Stoddart $18.95), Emma takes on a dreaded barnyard prowler and almost meets her demise. But a gust of wind and a stray magnolia blossom save her, leaving Emma, feathers intact, should she be required to lend her antics to a third picture book adventure.
Barbara Spurll's illustrations bring the befuddled Emma to life with crazed chicken eyes, a fiery comb, a comedic beak and wings as expressive as hands. 0-7737-3140-7
[Louise Donnelly / BCBW WINTER 1999]
Submitted on July 22, 2003 in By David.
