{"id":188,"date":"2011-10-05T05:37:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T05:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/aliteraryspirit\/?p=188"},"modified":"2011-09-15T01:42:05","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T01:42:05","slug":"childrens-book-review-chicken-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/aliteraryspirit\/2011\/10\/childrens-book-review-chicken-big.html","title":{"rendered":"[Children&#8217;s Book Review] Chicken Big"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"644\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"263\" height=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/09\/Chicken-Big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/09\/Chicken-Big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/4stars.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/301\/2011\/08\/4stars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/store.beliefnet.com\/amazon_store\/item\/0811872378\">Chicken Big<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.inspiredfaith.com\/storefront.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet Shopping Mall<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"375\"><strong>Chicken Big<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Keith Graves<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Review: <\/strong>The story of Chicken Big touched my heart.\u00a0 A giant chick hatches out of an egg and its size perplexes all of the other chickens.\u00a0 They are skittish and standoffish towards the new chick.\u00a0 But Chicken Big doesn\u2019t close his heart as a result of the behavior of his community.\u00a0 Instead, he uses his unique size and strength to help the other chickens\u2014until they finally come to their senses and embrace him.<\/p>\n<p>Chicken Big is a delightful story that is rich in spiritual lessons without a single reference to spirit!\u00a0 Perhaps it is the books subtlety that makes it so effective as a parable to help children learn how to handle their own differences and how to treat others who initially seem different from themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended for<\/strong>: Absolutely all parents with children older than 2 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchase Chicken Big from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. 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