Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!Review posted April 23, 2023.
Little, Brown and Company, 2023. 36 pages.
Review written April 10, 2023, from a library book.
Starred Review
I've loved Sandra Boynton's work ever since I found her greeting cards in my college bookstore. Recently, she's moved beyond board books to picture books -- and as usual, all ages will enjoy her humor and distinctive style.
I like the flap copy so much, I'm going to quote it here:
We all get overwhelmed sometimes, small people and big people and fictitious animals alike. Probably ESPECIALLY fictitious animals -- just imagine how difficult it must be for THEM to believe in themselves.
So if you or someone you know or an imaginary friend of yours could really use a one-chicken cheerleading squad, this is the book for you!
And that's what this book is about -- a one-chicken cheerleading squad, telling various animals they're doing great.
There's a fun rhyme scheme, addressing the reader if they might be feeling low.
Or are you feeling quite upended?
Underprepared
and overextended?
If that is the case, you are in luck! Here's an enthusiastic chicken all set to cheer you on and encourage you!
But when the chicken makes a little blunder, fortunately someone comes along to encourage them.
And that friend reminds us that we can also say these words to ourselves:
WOO HOO! YOU'RE DOING GREAT!
(And you know what? You really are!)