May 1, 1995
Gr. 3^-5. On the day her family moves to Aunt Sally's farm, Tooter handcuffs herself to the bathroom sink. How will she exist without fast food and pizza delivery? She thinks farm life stinks, literally and figuratively. Sabotage is her style, and she doesn't change her attitude until she's given an egg to incubate. Not surprisingly, the chick hatches and Tooter comes to love the farm, but along the way, there are enough farm jokes and silly scenes (Tooter steps in goat poop) to keep readers turning the pages. It's a bit like Ramona meeting Ma and Pa Kettle. ((Reviewed May 01, 1995))(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 1995, American Library Association.)