Elinor and Violet: Two Naughty Chickens at the Beach

by Patti Beling Murphy

While Violet, a really naughty chicken, is visiting her grandmother again for the summer, she convinces Elinor to do things that upset Elinor's mother and sisters, but Elinor does prove to have a mind of her own.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Seianna · Rating 1 out of 5]

That was a terrible story. Characters are same at the end as the beginning, after just a laundry list of crimes against people (firing sling shots at people) and property (destruction of clothes and flowers). The Chicks take a bus to the beach without mom knowing and NO CONSEQUENCES? Ugh.

[Maxwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Looking for naughty themed books, I liked Heckedy Peg or Rotten Teeth much better.

[Savannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main character in this story is a little chicken named Elinor. Elinor is only a little bit naughty, but when a new friend Violet comes to town to visit, Elinor and Violet find many naughty things to do. Their naughty tricks and games finally reach a limit when they hide a relatives purse and must return it or else there will be consequences. Elinor and Violet learn that it is not best to be naughty all the time, and being polite and proper is important as well. This book teaches a good little lesson about the importance of doing the right thing and telling the truth. It also shows how our actions can affect other events in our lives. I found this book to be a fun little read, and I think young elementary students, especially kindergarten through second grade, would like this short story as well.

[Meredith]

Didn't really like this one. I also did not feel that Elinor's stand was much of one.

[Julia Jasztal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mommy's review from 4/15/10 -


This is a pretty cool little book - the illustrations are adorable and the story is one that may just get through to a little kid. I was very surprised at how much Julia seemed to be pondering the situation(s) Elinor found herself in with Violet. Usually, even with a book with a meaningful message, Julia will listen to the story and for the most part the message seems to be lost. But with this it was different and she was engaged.
We'll be reading this again, if only because I'll need all the help I can get in this day and age to help Julia realize she doesn't have to do what the "cool" people (or chickens as the case may be) are doing...

[JustOneMoreBook.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only thing more titillating than a relatively good chicken sneakily undertaking pathetically mild misbehavior is an obnoxiously bad chicken brashly executing blatlantly bigtime misbehavior. This terrific book boasts both!

Listen to our chat about this on our JustOneMoreBook.com Children's Book Podcast:
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[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tale of two chickens, one a little naughty (Elinor), and the other very naughty (Violet) See what happens as the two team up, and combine their naughtiness. Things get a little out of hand when they decide to act like pirates.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it and the ending teaches a good lesson but it might stress adults out.

[Aspasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elinor learns that she should listen to her mother over her troublemaking friend.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it. I learned that it isn't as good as you think to be bad.

[Natalie Haskins · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures are perfect with the text and it may do just the thing to get to children's minds that being naughty is not as great as it seems to be.

[Abbey Maraugha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really fun book! It could be used to talk about manners and rules