Daring Tale of Gloria the Great

Daring Tale of Gloria the Great

by Jacqueline Harvey

Illustrated by Kate Isobel Scott

Published by Penguin Books Australia
ISBN 9780702266188

Gloria the chicken is quirky, in your face, open range as they say and one day, all of a sudden, poof, she disappears. Where could she be?

Everyone is concerned, what's happened to Gloria? The family are wary of the rather well-fed looking hunter hawk sitting up in the tree.

At first some of the chooks in their house are quite relieved because Gloria is so different to all of them. But then they begin to worry and wonder where and how she could have disappeared, after all she is one of them.

A couple of the other chickens start looking for her and then they hear this funny sound coming from beneath the wooden floor....

All ends well and everyone decides they actually like Gloria just the way she is, loads of fun and they do enjoy her company.

We loved the colourful and vibrant illustrations depicting the story told as verse. There is plenty for young children, ages 3-6 to look for as you read the book with them.

The author

Jacqueline Harvey worked in schools for many years but has had a passion for storytelling since she was a child. She is the author of the popular Alice-Miranda, Clementine Rose, Kensy and Max and Willa and Woof series, which have sold almost two million copies in Australia alone. In 2022, she released a picture book, That Cat, illustrated by one of her former students, Kate Isobel Scott. Jacqueline's books have received numerous shortlistings and awards while her picture book, The Sound of the Sea, was a CBCA Honour Book.

You will find quite a few of Jacqueline Harvey's books reviewed here in schooldaysmagazine.

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