Carole Lexa Schaefer (Books)

Carole Lexa Schaefer Books

Carole Lexa Schaefer crafts stories for children, drawing deeply from her experience with young learners and her own family heritage. Her writing blends a poet's lyrical touch with a journalist's keen observation, resulting in narratives that are both evocative and precise. Schaefer aims to create books that offer young readers sheer delight while subtly encouraging appreciation for differences and the joy of shared experiences.

Chicken Talk Around the World

32 pages
2 hours of reading

4.2(69)Add rating

Explore world languages and different cultures as we see--and hear--grandmothers' chickens in the United States, Mexico, Kenya, Japan, India, and France, in this delightful book that introduces children to cultural diversity.Kid-friendly text full of onomatopoeia and simple international vocabulary makes Chicken Talk Around the World a great read-aloud. Bright, charming illustrations show multigenerational families and chickens in different environments, celebrating cultural diversity; as well as universal elements, such as the special relationships grandmothers have with their grandchildren no matter where they live in the world.