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Nadine is as content as a cow can be. Her life on Pete's farm is perfect. She loves to wander off on her own to smell the breezes, visit favorite spots, and search for stones for her collection. The other cows snicker at her solitary ways, so when Nadine finds an egg and naively assumes it's a stone, no one bothers to enlighten her. Instead, the other cows urge her to take great care of it.
One day the whole herd is sold to another farm and Nadine's perfect life is shattered. No Pete, no beloved farm and worst of all, no stone to care for. Unless Pete rescues her and takes her home, Nadine will never know of the miracle taking place to her precious stone.
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School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-While the rest of the Holsteins cluster together to gossip, Nadine wanders about on her own, appreciating the farm and engaging in her favorite pastime-gathering stones. The others mockingly call her Queen Nadine and acknowledge her as Farmer Pete's favorite. When the old man decides that it would be easier to grow corn than to raise cows, the animals are trucked to another farm where Nadine becomes discontented and refuses to leave her stall. Pete appears on the scene and takes her home with him. She finds that one of the "rocks" she had collected has split in two and the chick that has emerged becomes her inseparable companion. Together with the farmer, they form an unlikely trio and begin a business of selling fresh corn at a roadside stand. Sitting atop Nadine's head, the grown chicken has the appearance of a crown, now making Queen Nadine an acceptable name. The full-color acrylic cartoons are perfect for this quirky tale. It will work well in a story-time setting or as pleasure reading.-Marsha McGrath, Clearwater Public Library, FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Nicknamed Queen Nadine by the other cows, the eccentric bovine has a personality all her own; she collects stones, admires puffy clouds, and sings. When Nadine gets moved to another farm, she insists there is no place like home. The story is unfocused, but Kovalski's color illustrations warmly depict Nadine, farm life, and the surprise she discovers when her favorite collectible hatches. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
