Chicks+Salsa

=//Chicks and Salsa// by Aaron Reynolds=

Illustrated by Paulette Bogan

Summary
Soon after the chickens tire of their feed and decide to make tortilla chips and salsa, all the other animals on Nuthatcher Farm start to crave southwestern cuisine.*

Reviews
Mrs. Austin's class: Ms. Trammell's class: Mrs. Luffman's class: Mrs. Reid's class: Ms. Cole's class: Mrs. McLelland's class: Mrs. Cottrell's class: Mrs. Ranaletta's class: Mrs. Pratt-Dixon's class: Mrs. Martin's class: Mrs. Harwell's class: Mrs. Smith's class: Mrs. Thrall's class: Mrs. Tunnell's class: Mrs. Salmon's class: Mrs. Kenyon's class:
 * Things we liked: All the different kinds of foods looked delicious. The pictures looked like cartoons. The mysteries were interesting. Some students liked the funny farm animals. Mice characters are often sneaky and scheming, and it was fun to see some in this story.
 * Things we didn't like: We didn't like that the farmers took the food so the animals couldn't have their fiesta. Some students didn't like the human characters. Some students felt like the food looked like playdough instead of looking more realistic. Some of us got hungry while we read.
 * Things we liked: The illustrations included the mouse on most pages and was part of a mystery. It was interesting that the mouse with sunglasses always had another mouse to help. It was funny that the animals got tired of their regular food. It was interesting that there were pairs of words with the same sound at the beginning. There were many parts of the illustrations and story that were funny.
 * Things we didn't like: There were a lot of repeating parts which made it too predictable. Some students didn't like the repeated, "Ole!" (Some students DID like it.)
 * Things we liked: It was funny that the animals got some of their supplies from the mice. It was also funny that the mouse read the cookbook for the rooster at the end. The parts where the animals didn't want to eat their regular food was funny. It was surprising when the farmers took the food that the animals wanted to use for their fiesta. It was funny when the horses were decorating for the fiesta and when the bull did the Mexican hat dance. It was a fun book to read because the characters were farm animals.
 * Things we didn't like: One student didn't like when the mice were bringing the extra ingredients. We wished we could have seen the animals have a fiesta instead of the farmers taking the food. One student didn't like the repeating parts of the story.
 * Things we liked: We liked that the rat could read and that it was being cool by wearing sunglasses. It was kind of funny that the animals stole the food from the garden. We liked the way the author chose pairs of words that started with the same sound. It was funny that the animals were eating human kinds of food. It was also funny that the bull was doing a Mexican hat dance. The style of font was a good choice. It was funny that the farmer's wife ended up using the food from the garden, so the animals couldn't use if for fiesta.
 * Things we didn't like: It was disappointed that the animals had to cancel their fiesta. The slop looked nasty. The story was getting more and more exciting, and then when the farmers used the food it was boring.
 * Things we liked: It was funny that the farm animals were stealing food from the garden. There was a little bit of a mystery to it, because it wasn't clear where they were getting some of their supplies. It was funny to find out that the mouse with sunglasses was getting them the supplies. It was funny when the bull was practicing a Mexican hat dance for the fiesta.
 * Things we didn't like: It wasn't that exciting.
 * Things we liked: It was interesting and funny that the mouse helped by giving the animals some of the things they needed. It was also interesting the the mice were on every page and gave the animals ingredients they needed. The ending was funny because the animals chose a new kind of food to make while the farmers were at the fair.
 * Things we liked: We liked that they didn't know where some of the ingredients came from. It was kind of funny that the mice were the ones giving them those ingredients. We also liked that farm animals figured out how to make salsa and other foods. The part where they were planning the fiesta was funny. The characters were also funny. And it was funny when the animals stole food from the garden.
 * Things we didn't like: It wasn't realistic that farm animals would get tired of their regular food. This was also kind of confusing. The repeated "Ole!" was disturbing. It was disappointing that they couldn't have their fiesta.
 * Things we liked: Sneaky mouse getting supplies. It is a funny story. It has good illustrations.
 * Things we didn't like: Repeating words like "Ole'". It was not exciting.
 * Things we liked: We liked it when the rooster said "Ole'"and "Ooh la la". We also like the mouse because he helped gather the supplied the animals needed. He was sneaky.
 * Things we didn't like: Ashley did not like the rooster tricking the farm animals.
 * Things we liked: That the mouse was giving the animals the things they needed. Some students liked that you have to pay close attention to the illustrations. Students also liked talking animals in the story. Students also liked the words and how they make your mouth water. The colorful illustrations were fun.
 * Things we didn't like: Some students did not like that fact that you had to look at the illustrations to figure out the ending. It was disappointing when the garden was gone!
 * Things we liked: Some students liked how the mouse was getting all the food for the other farm animals. Others liked the use of the word "Ole'" throughout the story. The variety of farm aminals and foods in this story was interesting.
 * Things we didn't like: Some students did not like the fact that you had to solve a mystery about where the food was coming from. Some students also did not understand the meaning of the word "Ole'".
 * Things we liked: Students liked the mysterious mouse. We also liked the aminals and the use of the word "Ole'".
 * Things we liked: Students liked when the mouse brought supplies to the farm animals. The illustrations were funny. The pigs were funny. Students also liked when the animals said "Ole'".
 * Things we didn't like: Some students did not like the food selections. When the farmer's wife took all the stuff from the garden, the animals should have tried to get it back.
 * Things we liked: We like the word "Ole'" used thrughout this story. Also, the food in this book sounded good and students like Mexican food. The bull was funny in the sombrero. We like the mouse because he was getting the food for the farm animals.
 * Things we didn't like:
 * Things we liked: The sneaky mouse. We liked the mystery of where the supplies were coming from. The illustrations were good, the mouse was wearing sunglasses.
 * Things we didn't like: It was disappointing when the supplies were taken from the garden.
 * Things we liked: The illustrations helped us understand what was happening in the story. We liked how the mouse in the sunglasses kept getting things that the animals needed. We liked the picture with the mouse sitting on the piece of cheese that was held up by a rope. We liked the picture of the pigs when they were tired of eating slop because the skin looked funny. It was interesting how the author didn't tell you how the animals were getting some of the supplies in the words of the book. We liked it when the animals kept saying, "Olé!"
 * Things we didn't like: One of the students doesn't like avocados! One of our students didn't like the mystery of who was bringing the extra supplies; he wanted the author to be more direct. Some students didn't like the repetition of animals not liking their regular food.

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