Little Banty Chicken And The Big Dream by Lynea Gillen

 Little Banty Chicken is an uplifting, heartfelt message that compliments educational lessons.  Lessons that can be utilized by parents and teachers to build character, self-esteem, friendship, community health, wellness and nutrition.  Also, included in the book are activities to inspire, children to identify, share and work together to realize their dreams.

1451435_10202346297049223_2116508035_nLittle Banty is  a chicken with a  big dream.

A dream that she was afraid to share for fear of being laughed at.

However,  with the help of moon, she realizes to make her dream come true she had to share her dream with  friends.  So she tells, squirrel, the cow and the horse, and soon she has a whole bunch of friends supporting her dream.

By sharing her dream Little Banty’s  made her dream come true.

Little Banty helps to teach  children, and adults, that you can achieve your dream, all you have to do is share them.

Little Banty Chicken has bonus activities to help reinforce and extend learning into daily life, giving children opportunities to practice skills.

We all love to dream.  It’s our dreams that make us who we are.

Author, Lynea Gillen – has been sharing her love of literature with children for over 30 years as a school teacher and counselor.

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Illustrator, Kristina Swarner is a award-winning illustrator. Kristina’s work is often described as “magical” and “dreamlike”.