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Minerva Louise on Christmas Eve
(Minerva Louise)
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What is that fat guy in the red suit doing on the roof? wonders Minerva Louise one snowy evening. She follows him down the chimney and, to her surprise, sees a big tree inside. The harebrained hen can?t make any sense of it, but young children will cackle with delight as they follow Minerva around on her Christmas Eve adventure with the jolly fat fellow. She even gets a pr
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Hardcover, 24 pages
Published
September 13th 2007
by Dutton Books for Young Readers
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I'm giving this four stars because I think it would have amused me a great deal when I was little. Minerva Louise has such a unique, funny perspective on Christmas--thinking Christmas twinkle lights are fireflies and that Santa is a farmer with a red hat who lost the wheels off his truck. I think kids will enjoy feeling a bit wiser than dear Minerva Louise! ;-)
Another funny case of Minerva Louise mixing things up!
Ages: 4 - 8
Cleanliness: this story has Santa Claus.
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Ages: 4 - 8
Cleanliness: this story has Santa Claus.
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First sentence: Minerva Louise loved the way the snow sparkled on the house with the red curtains.
Premise/plot: Minerva Louise returns to the house with red curtains. She's curious about the sparkly tree topped with a hen and the goats on the roof. Why is the farmer wearing a red hat? So many questions this hen has. She's back and as silly as ever.
My thoughts: It's Christmas and Minerva Louise is confused about all the changes inside and out! I really am fond of this chicken! My favorite is her ...more
Premise/plot: Minerva Louise returns to the house with red curtains. She's curious about the sparkly tree topped with a hen and the goats on the roof. Why is the farmer wearing a red hat? So many questions this hen has. She's back and as silly as ever.
My thoughts: It's Christmas and Minerva Louise is confused about all the changes inside and out! I really am fond of this chicken! My favorite is her ...more
Minerva Louise, the chronically befuddled chicken, is admiring the multicolored fireflies on an evergreen tree when she notices a farmer in a red suit up on the rooftop along with eight goats and tractor missing its wheels. And when he falls down the chimney, she follows him into the house where more amusing confusion ensues.
This book was the big hit of this year's Pajama Story Time. The kids enjoyed shouting out the "right answer" whenever Minerva Louise drew the wrong conclusion about what wa ...more
This book was the big hit of this year's Pajama Story Time. The kids enjoyed shouting out the "right answer" whenever Minerva Louise drew the wrong conclusion about what wa ...more
Gosh Minerva, you're so cute.
Dec 10, 2007
Rebecca
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
preschool storytime
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Christmas is confusing when you see the world as a chicken does.
My least favorite Minerva book.
Cute!
Very cute book. My daughter really enjoyed it. Love how the chicken mistakes everything's Christmas for something else. It's a book you can laugh tougher while reading
Great little Christmas book about a chicken and her Christmas. Good book for my granddaughter.
Minerva Louise is curious and adventurous. On Christmas Eve she discovers a Christmas tree outside the house with the red curtains. She makes her usual mistaken conjectures about what it is and why it is and then keeps exploring. She sees goats on the roof (reindeer) and a farmer in a red hat (Santa) and bravely attempts to rescue him when he falls down the well (chimney).
At the end, there is a gift for Minerva Louise from Santa and it's just right for her and her continued infatuation with the ...more
At the end, there is a gift for Minerva Louise from Santa and it's just right for her and her continued infatuation with the ...more
Grabbed this off the Christmas display before my 1st Christmas-themed Hop 'n' Harmonies (along with two other books). Very cute. I enjoy Minerva's silliness. But my small, young, new crowd didn't seem to get it. Either it was too old, or they were too shy to answer. I was still getting the kids who answered yes to every question I asked, even if they seemingly should have been obvious. (e.g. "Are those really fireflies strung on the tree?"
I think SJ would laugh at this one.
Yep. She did.
I think SJ would laugh at this one.
Yep. She did.
This was a super cute book.
It lost a star though, because the grammar was poor (I'm a stickler for grammar!).
The book would switch from the first person to the third person. This would have been okay if they put quotation marks around Minerva's speech--er, thoughts--but they did not.
So 3 big stars it is!
Merry Christmas, Minerva Louise.
It lost a star though, because the grammar was poor (I'm a stickler for grammar!).
The book would switch from the first person to the third person. This would have been okay if they put quotation marks around Minerva's speech--er, thoughts--but they did not.
So 3 big stars it is!
Merry Christmas, Minerva Louise.
Jan 05, 2008
Susan
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
librarians, teachers, parents, who want a fun short Christmas book for the preschool set
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I like Minerva Louise. I have many days where I am also a lot like Minerva Louise - but that is neither here nor there.
A fun, fresh take on a visit from Santa that will get kids yelling helpful advice to Minerva as she tries to figure it all out...
A simple, humorous take on Christmas. Minerva isn't clued in on Christmas: the outdoor lights are fireflies, Santa's reindoor are goats with fancy horns, and the angel on the top of the tree is a white hen who's laid the most beautiful eggs. But she sure loves the present that Santa gives her!
The name Minerva Louise caught my attention immediately and I had to check this book out. The silliness of the story was a huge hit with my class. We all found the book to be absolutely delightful. A must read.
I think if my chickens could talk, they'd think just like Minerva Louise! I love these books. This is the second one I've read. Now I'm going to have to go out and get all the Minerva's to read :) They certainly do capture the curiosity and determination of chickens lol.
Charming and funny story of a chicken named Minerva Louise and her confused take on Christmas traditions. Preschoolers through Kindergarten or 1st may not understand the sense of humor, though. Recommend!
This was a very fun book to read to my adult special needs son. Between the text and the illustrations we giggled throughout the book. Minerva Louise doesn't understand what Christmas is about and all the silly things she finds.
Henry and I read this on December 7th. Henry liked this book because Minerva Louise always thought things weren't what they really were. She thought Santa was a farmer and the ornaments on the Christmas tree were eggs. A super silly book!
Very cute. Minerva Louise's "voice" is funny and charming. Who knew the perspective of a chicken could make my kids giggle so much.
Read for Storytime Decemeber 7th and 8th
Theme: Christmas Stories
Theme: Christmas Stories
Goose is confused about Santa's visit.
Not a fan of Minerva Louise.
Not a fan of Minerva Louise.
Nothing fabulous here, but PreK kids will get a kick out of Minerva Louise's mistaken ideas about Christmas.
I just love reading Minerva Louise put loud!
My so always says, "that's one messed up chicken!"
A fun book!
A fun book!
Minerva Louise, a plump white chicken, is very confused about Christmas. Best part: humor. Ages 4-8.
I really enjoyed this particular book. I normally don't go for this kind of story, but Minerva Louise has won my heart and I am excited to read others in the series.
Wonderful witty humor.
Wonderful witty humor.
definitely nothing extraordinary
3* art
2* story
The humour went completely over Squirt's 3 yr. old head. Will have to revisit this one later.
2* story
The humour went completely over Squirt's 3 yr. old head. Will have to revisit this one later.
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