Just got my new Backyard Poultry mag.today (love it) seen these books as possible holiday gifts and searched them,
"Quite a Year for Plums Novel by Bailey White (Alfred A. Knopf 1998) This absolutely charming look at the idiosyncratic folks in a small Georgia town stars Roger, the peanut pathologist;his erstwhile girlfriend Della, the bird and a host of other intertwined characters who all have on opinions on what is happening in each others live. Della becomes enchanted with the intricate plumage of a heritage flock of Dominiques (pictured on the cover) and her painting of America's oldest breed eventually ends up in the prestigious Birds in Art show, not to mention the permanent collection of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. A lovely book that is impossible to put down."
I found it on
Amazon from .43cents to collectible $4.75..
Also " Future Eden: a brief History of Next Time by Colin Thompson ( Simon & Schuster, 1999) The front cover says it all--a manic looking red hen, sailing through space on a flattened cardboard box. Turns out this little hen is Ethel, an almost immortal space alien, who has set things in motion on our planet and now realizes that she's made a few mistakes...humanity has almost died out as everything seems to be grinding to a halt, and Ethel finally realizes that she has at help Jay, her Chosen One, save the world, Full of classic British humor about stirring the gene pool, an Oracle that happens to be a goldfish, Jay's made-from-rib girlfriend Kay, and an evil rooster, this demented comedy is cluckin' wonderful ( to quote Ethel) states it is out of print as is its sequel Space: The Final Effrontery (2005) "
but I found it on
Amazon 8 new and used starting at 46 cents. I found the sequel on
Amazon but it 70+ bucks steep and you may want to look for that one at your local library.
Original article in quotations, was sent in by Nancy Brent, Reference Librarian, La Grange Public Library Illinois
Hope this gives you something to look into.
