Buck-Buck the Chicken

by Amy Ehrlich

Nancy's pet chicken Buck-Buck has trouble learning to act like an ordinary chicken.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 1987

About the author

Amy Ehrlich is the author of more than thirty books for young readers and is also a winner of The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award for her novel Joyride, which was also chosen Booklist Choice Best Book of the Decade. She lives on a farm in Northern Vermont with her husband and a great many domestic and agricultural animals.

Reviews

[Eshtar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book just screams nostalgia to me so I might be a bit biased. I still have this tattered old book on one of my shelves. It is such a cute story and warms my heart and hope if you read it that it will do the same for you.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this sweet story about a family’s chicken.

[raccoon reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a love hate relationship with this book. I LOVED the chicken and Nancy. I even laughed out loud at the attack chicken comment and when Nancy said the chicken was her best friend and that "she always knew what to say to me" since Buck Buck only ever says Buck lol. I loved the chickeness. Buck Buck is a great character with Nancy! Love it!

Didn't like the parents. They were real idiots accepting a chicken but not knowing anything about chickens. Felt it was kind of unrealistic when, if you're going to teach a lesson, really... make it a bit more realistic. The writer failed in that arena I think. I don't know as a chicken owner that I could read this book to my child and let it drop. We'd probably have to have a serious conversation about how the parents went wrong and what easy steps they should have taken to remedy it.

[Saharatos]

Buck-Buck was a prize on display at the fair. A father won her and gave her to his daughter. They treated the chicken as a normal house pet would be treated and named her Buck-Buck because she can say her own name. Unfortunately others are not so used to a chicken having household liberties and poor Buck-Buck makes a few mistakes. The book is a reader for young students. It had a wonderful flow and the kids really enjoyed reading the chickens name. Buck-Buck the Chicken is a great book for K-2 readers.

[Kelsey Nauert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nancy's pet Buck-Buck is a mischevious chicken. She causes trouble, and eventually "runs away", making Nancy upset. Turns out Buck-Buck laid an egg. So the family builds Buck-Buck her own little house so she is not as disruptive to everyone. This teaches friendship and unconditional love.

[Lillie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Favorite part: When she said "Buck-Buck" and showed them her eggs. She had a pretty face.

[Cws]

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[Mira Tabsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the funniest children's book ever written.