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But everywhere they go, they're told "No peacocks!" by the restaurant owners.
So they try to get an ooey, gooey, delicious meal closer to home. But how are they going to sneak into the school cafeteria and get their wings on the school's world-famous mac 'n cheese? A little plotting, some stolen disguises, and a little help from some students, and the mission is a go!
But will the peacocks get their mac 'n cheese? Or will their cover be blown so they have to fly the coop?
Based on the real-life beloved bird celebrities who live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (who are known to run off the grounds), and brought to the page in bold, bright style, No Peacocks! is a hilarious romp and a perfect read-aloud.
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September 4, 2018 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781510714816
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Languages
- English
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August 1, 2018
Three peacocks who live at New York's Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine try to expand their diets.Tired of sunflower seeds (oddly, depicted as bullet-shaped heaps of golden granules), Phil, Jim, and Harry venture into the neighborhood for some variety only to be turned away everywhere with the titular exclamation. Tempted by "a whiff of something yummy," they follow their noses to a nearby school, where children are enjoying "ooey, gooey, creamy and delicious mac 'n cheese." Fascinated to the point of obsession, Phil, Jim, and Harry try daily to sneak into the school. Finally, a kid with "a connection" supplies them with the coveted foodstuff--and, anticlimactically, they don't like it. Based on three actual peacocks at the cathedral who roam the neighborhood and eat anything, the plot stretches out its build past the breaking point, so the final punchline lands only glancingly. Ewald's slick, animation-inspired digital illustrations have a glossy, off-putting look that fails to supply the visual verve the story needs. They depict a multicultural neighborhood and school population. The peacocks themselves (two blue, one white) look a lot more like Foghorn Leghorn with paddle-shaped tails than the striking ornamental fowl, which is underscored by the photographs that accompany an author's note.Fun for kids who know the cathedral (and for patrons of its gift shop); skippable for everybody else. (Picture book. 4-7)COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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