Abigail would love to have a pet parrot, but they're too expensive. So she decides to teach one of her father's chickens to talk instead. To the amazement of Abigail's family, she succeeds. Soon, they have to stop Polly being quite so chatty.
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"I liked the book because Pretty Polly talks. " — Eden (5 out of 5 stars)
"I liked the book because Pretty Polly talks. "
" Another simple charming animal fantasy from King-Smith. In this one the 'magic' is almost plausible. I really like how different illustrators bring different talents to the books. "
" I liked the book because Pretty Polly talks. "
Dick King-Smith was the pen name of Ronald Gordon King-Smith (1922–2011). He was a prolific English writer of children’s books, best known for The Sheep Pig, or Babe: The Gallant Pig, as it was know in the United States, which won the 1984 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and was adapted as the movie Babe. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2010.
Jane Asher is a published author and a narrator of children’s books. Some of the readings include Five Go Down to the Sea, A Will of His Own: Reflections on Parenting a Child With Autism, With a Cherry on Top, and Moppy Is Angry.
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