The Chicken Problem

In a nutshell: This book is about a little girl named Peg who wants to have a pie picnic with a pig and a cat. Unfortunately, she has an extra piece of pie and has to find someone to eat it. In the process, she encounters a chicken problem. This is one of my favorites. It’s freakin’ adorable. The pictures look hand drawn by a fifth-grader on graph paper. And it’s a clever story about math. Math?!The page numbers allowed me to introduce the concept of equations as they read: 5+1=6; 6+1=7, etc. There are clever little mathematical signs hidden in the illustrations. And frankly, we’re into chickens. Preferably organic, grass-fed, egg-laying chickens, but that’s a previous story.Families can talk about: What does equals mean? And how to keep your cool when you’re totally freaking out. Most importantly, families can continue flipping back repeatedly to page 8+1=9 to re-quote “Chickens standing on each other’s heads! Chickens doing the chicken dance! Chickens bending over and wiggling their bottoms in the air!”I’d highly recommend this book, but beware, you soon may also be battling The Bum-Bum Problem.

This is the book that started it all. My daughter loves Peg + Cat and all things associated with it. She is only 3, so I think this book is still a little bit beyond her, but she still loves leafing through the pages and commenting on how this picture or that picture was in a certain episode of the show. Plus, I like being able to show her that a TV show started as a book first :-)

My nephew just turned 5 and gets to watch the "Peg + Cat" show on PBS. He LOVES this book. When we saw this episode recently, he followed along in the book. He's able to read it as well as look at the great pictures. The drawings are pretty much like the show (he pointed out there were no chickens in the beds on the show). He's looking forward to more "Peg + Cat" books.

My three year old daughter started watching "Peg + Cat" on PBS so it was only natural that I would buy this book for her since it was the one that started it all. The story is very entertaining and the pictures are cute with vibrant colors. It's quickly become one of her favorites and I can see where this would be a great way to introduce math to your little one.

Love the show... now we love the book! My almost 2 year old loves Peg and her quirky cat Cat. Some people don't like that the math involved isn't very advanced or structured but I think this book strikes the right balance for really little ones by introducing the concepts without making it all about the lesson. Learning should be fun and it most assuredly is with Peg + Cat.

Great book and illustrations. Gave it 4 stars because some aspects make more sense if you watch the show and it might not be as enjoyable if you don't (ie the pig not talking, catchy phrases like "problem solved!" Or "really big problem!")

PLEASE, please more Peg + Cat!!My 6 year old daughter cannot get enough of Peg! She watches all the episodes & has re-read this book endless times. The drawings are fun & the book challenging enough for her to read that it stretches her a bit. We hope there are more books to follow. I will buy them all.

I borrowed this book from the library and loved it so much I had to buy it for my grandchildren.

Kids love the show and of course they love the book too

Brand new book. Arrived on time.