But what if your cheerful chick errs and doesn’t do what it set out to do? Don’t worry-your cheery chicken just needs a reminder that everyone makes mistakes. Your feathered champion will be right there, encouraging you all the way, with a loud “WOO HOO!” that’ll keep you going and remove any doubt you’re super terrific. What’s better than a cheerleading chicken?Īre you ever blue, unsure, tired, or overworked? Do you ever feel lost or overwhelmed? This uplifting book, expressed in delightful, jaunty verse, explains how to lift your spirits pronto: What you need is a booster chicken telling you’re doing great even when you’re not so confident, as when you’re learning or practicing a new skill, for instance. This book beautifully changes the narrative of gender and gender roles, but fair warning-the hug scene might bring a tear or two. He draws Errol and Ava skinny, with white skin and pink noses. MacPherson’s illustrations are sweet, with a sketchy, contemporary style. Walton gently explains Tilly’s gender, which is a small ripple in the lives of children at play, and subtly pokes at gender roles with Errol’s tea parties and Ava’s robot building. Life goes on as normal for Errol and Tilly, and as before, they ride Errol’s bike, plant vegetables in the garden, eat lunch in the treehouse, and have tea parties when it rains.
Tilly has one adjustment to make-she refashions her bow tie into a hair bow-and Ava, encouraging her to wear what she likes, takes her own hair bow off to let her long red hair go free. Ava tells her what a great name that is and invites her to go play. On arriving, she greets Tilly by her old name, but Errol introduces Tilly. Errol hugs her, assuring her, “What matters is that you are my friend.” With Tilly feeling better, Errol calls their friend Ava to come play. Thomas nervously tells Errol that she’s actually a girl teddy, and she wishes her name was Tilly.
Errol and his teddy, Thomas, play together all the time, so when Thomas is sad one day, Errol wants to know if he can help.
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