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Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken

"I loved reading this story inspired by the real Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken of Chinatown!  Kids will be encouraged to seek clever solutions for the problems they see being ignored." — Grace Lin, award-winning author of A Big Mooncake for Little Star and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

"An imaginative retelling of a true story, Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken is something to squawk about!" — Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of and the A Boy Called Bat series

New York City is not a great place for a chicken to live. It’s crowded and loud and busy. But you can find the city’s most famous chicken, Lillie, a.k.a. the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken, in Chinatown.

When tourists ask, “Where’s the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken?” locals point them to a video-game arcade on Mott Street, where Lillie plays games of tic-tac-toe against anyone who wants to play against her.

But eight-year-old Beatrice worries that the dark arcade is just not a good place for Lillie to live. She devises a clever plan: She will challenge the arcade’s Big Boss in a game of tic-tac-toe. Will Beatrice win Lillie’s freedom?

Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken is a picture book inspired by the true story of Lillie, a real chicken trained to play tic-tac-toe in New York's Chinatown Fair arcade, and her relocation to a farm for rescued animals. Featuring vibrant paintings of Chinatown by the award-winning illustrator Louie Chin (Bodega Cat, Fighting to Belong!  Vols. I and II), Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken showcases a local cultural touchstone and shows how children can stand up for what they believe in and solve tough problems with ingenuity and heart.

In a special collaboration between publisher Third State Books and Pearl River Mart, receive a lucky cat pin with any purchase of this book in store or online! (Limited quantities. No subsitutions available.)

  • Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
  • Picture book
    $19.95
    Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken
    $19.95

    Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken

    "I loved reading this story inspired by the real Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken of Chinatown!  Kids will be encouraged to seek clever solutions for the problems they see being ignored." — Grace Lin, award-winning author of A Big Mooncake for Little Star and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

    "An imaginative retelling of a true story, Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken is something to squawk about!" — Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of and the A Boy Called Bat series

    New York City is not a great place for a chicken to live. It’s crowded and loud and busy. But you can find the city’s most famous chicken, Lillie, a.k.a. the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken, in Chinatown.

    When tourists ask, “Where’s the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken?” locals point them to a video-game arcade on Mott Street, where Lillie plays games of tic-tac-toe against anyone who wants to play against her.

    But eight-year-old Beatrice worries that the dark arcade is just not a good place for Lillie to live. She devises a clever plan: She will challenge the arcade’s Big Boss in a game of tic-tac-toe. Will Beatrice win Lillie’s freedom?

    Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken is a picture book inspired by the true story of Lillie, a real chicken trained to play tic-tac-toe in New York's Chinatown Fair arcade, and her relocation to a farm for rescued animals. Featuring vibrant paintings of Chinatown by the award-winning illustrator Louie Chin (Bodega Cat, Fighting to Belong!  Vols. I and II), Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken showcases a local cultural touchstone and shows how children can stand up for what they believe in and solve tough problems with ingenuity and heart.

    In a special collaboration between publisher Third State Books and Pearl River Mart, receive a lucky cat pin with any purchase of this book in store or online! (Limited quantities. No subsitutions available.)

    • Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
    • Picture book

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      "I loved reading this story inspired by the real Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken of Chinatown!  Kids will be encouraged to seek clever solutions for the problems they see being ignored." — Grace Lin, award-winning author of A Big Mooncake for Little Star and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

      "An imaginative retelling of a true story, Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken is something to squawk about!" — Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of and the A Boy Called Bat series

      New York City is not a great place for a chicken to live. It’s crowded and loud and busy. But you can find the city’s most famous chicken, Lillie, a.k.a. the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken, in Chinatown.

      When tourists ask, “Where’s the Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken?” locals point them to a video-game arcade on Mott Street, where Lillie plays games of tic-tac-toe against anyone who wants to play against her.

      But eight-year-old Beatrice worries that the dark arcade is just not a good place for Lillie to live. She devises a clever plan: She will challenge the arcade’s Big Boss in a game of tic-tac-toe. Will Beatrice win Lillie’s freedom?

      Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken is a picture book inspired by the true story of Lillie, a real chicken trained to play tic-tac-toe in New York's Chinatown Fair arcade, and her relocation to a farm for rescued animals. Featuring vibrant paintings of Chinatown by the award-winning illustrator Louie Chin (Bodega Cat, Fighting to Belong!  Vols. I and II), Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken showcases a local cultural touchstone and shows how children can stand up for what they believe in and solve tough problems with ingenuity and heart.

      In a special collaboration between publisher Third State Books and Pearl River Mart, receive a lucky cat pin with any purchase of this book in store or online! (Limited quantities. No subsitutions available.)

      • Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
      • Picture book

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