Nugget the Space Chicken and the Dragon of Ishenor
written by Jean Davis
illustrated by Morgan Davis
Traveling in space with a pet chicken has its challenges.
Jasper and Opal’s first mission with their scientist parents is to study the world of Ishenor to see if it could be a home for humans. They travel to the planet’s surface with Nugget, their pet chicken, to collect samples. Everyone has a job to do.
While their parents explore the landscape, Opal gathers plants and Jasper collects rocks. Nugget’s job is to stay out of trouble, but hunting for bugs leads her to a lost baby dragon.
Can Opal, Jasper, and Nugget get the dragon home safely before their parents return, or will they all be grounded forever?
This fun science fiction adventure series is aimed at kids ages 6-8.
5 out of 5 fairies
Ok, I know I’m way older than the target audience for this book, but it’s such a fun adventure, that parents and kids alike are going to love reading this! Nugget has quite the personality for a chicken, just like many pets do, and Jasper and Opal might have different hopes for their futures, but they work well together as a brother-sister duo. The story itself is interesting, with the whole family traveling through space and exploring different planets. Things move along at a good pace, and the chapters are short, good for readers that are transitioning from traditional picture books to longer books, but aren’t quite ready for middle grade level ones. The illustrations are fun and compliment the story.
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Jean Davis writes an array of speculative fiction and plays with chickens. When not ruining fictional lives from the comfort of her writing chair, she can be found devouring books and sushi, weeding her flower garden, or picking up hundreds of sticks while attempting to avoid the abundant snake population that also shares her yard. She lives in West Michigan with her musical husband, an attention-craving terrier, and a mostly friendly flock of fluffy fowl. She has written short story collections, a space opera series, stand-alone novels, children’s books about her chickens, many projects that aren’t yet finished, and a lot of pages that you will never see.
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