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'Peggy lives in a small house in a quiet street. One blustery day a big gust of wind sweeps down and scoops up leaves, twigs and ... Peggy! The wind blows Peggy into the city, where she discovers strange new things, but how will she find her way back home?' (Publisher's website)
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
- Fast food/Takeaway
Food practices - Eating out - meal
- Eating out - snack
Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Urban
Setting - Urban landscape
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity n/a Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , May-June vol. 90 no. 3 2014; (p. 76-77)
— Review of Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book -
Reality Check for Young Readers
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27) -
Peggy by Anna Walker
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2012;
— Review of Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book -
Children's Books
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 December 2012; (p. 17)
— Review of The 26-Storey Treehouse 2012 single work children's fiction ; There is a Monster under My Bed Who Farts 2012 single work picture book ; Come Down, Cat! 2011 single work picture book ; In the Lion 2012 single work picture book ; Sam the Cat : A True Story 2012 single work picture book ; Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book ; The Very Hungry Bear 2012 single work picture book ; One Very Tired Wombat 2012 single work picture book ; Too Many Elephants in This House 2012 single work picture book ; My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book ; The Gobbledygook Is Eating a Book 2012 single work picture book -
Now, Read This
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25)
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 October 2012; (p. 30)
— Review of Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book -
Charm and Chuckle Factor
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 November 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Dinosaur Rocks 2012 single work picture book ; The Gift 2012 single work picture book ; There is a Monster under My Bed Who Farts 2012 single work picture book ; Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book -
Thresholds
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2012 - January 2013 no. 347 2012; (p. 70-71)
— Review of Unforgotten 2012 single work picture book ; Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book ; Little Elephants 2012 single work picture book ; Tree : A Little Story about Big Things 2012 single work picture book -
Children's Books
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 December 2012; (p. 17)
— Review of The 26-Storey Treehouse 2012 single work children's fiction ; There is a Monster under My Bed Who Farts 2012 single work picture book ; Come Down, Cat! 2011 single work picture book ; In the Lion 2012 single work picture book ; Sam the Cat : A True Story 2012 single work picture book ; Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book ; The Very Hungry Bear 2012 single work picture book ; One Very Tired Wombat 2012 single work picture book ; Too Many Elephants in This House 2012 single work picture book ; My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book ; The Gobbledygook Is Eating a Book 2012 single work picture book -
Review : Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , May-June vol. 90 no. 3 2014; (p. 76-77)
— Review of Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book -
Now, Read This
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25) -
Reality Check for Young Readers
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27)
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