Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus

Name: Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus
Brand: Ignatius Press
SKU: 644578
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Author: Caryll Houselander
ISBN: 9781621644576

By: Caryll Houselander, Tomie dePaola

Ignatius Press / 2021 / Hardcover

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Product Description

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Petook by Caryll Houselander and Tomie dePaola, is a story of Petook, a snowy white rooster that is proud and very protective of his wife's brood of chicks. When a young Jesus visits the garden, Petook is concerned for the chicks' protection, until he see the young boy kneeling and caressing his newborn chicks. Years later, as Petook is waiting for another hatching, he witnesses men being crucified at Calvary's Hill. Petook becomes agitated, but doesn't know that one of those men was the young visitor from years ago. Three days later on Easter morning, a new brood of chicks hatch, and the Resurrection of the stranger coincide. Petook is inspired to crow with great joy, celebrating the mystery of new life. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 5 to 8 years old

Product Information

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Title: Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus
By: Caryll Houselander, Tomie dePaola
Format: Hardcover
Vendor: Ignatius Press
Publication Date: 2021

Weight: 14 ounces
ISBN: 162164457X
ISBN-13: 9781621644576
Stock No: WW644578

Publisher's Description

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Petook is a snowy white rooster and proud of his wife's new brood of chicks, and quick to protect them from an intruding young stranger named Jesus walking through the garden. But when he sees the child kneeling in wonder and caressing his newborn chicks, Petook is soothed and crows happily.

Years later, Petook, whose home is in sight of Calvary's hill, is awaiting another hatching and becomes strangely agitated when he sees men being lifted onto crosses there. He doesn't know that one of the men being crucified is the same boy who visited Petook's family long ago.

But three days later on Easter morning, as a new brood of chicks hatches that coincides with the Resurrection of the stranger, Petook is inspired to crow with great joy, celebrating the mystery of new life.

Caryll Houselander's artful storytelling and Tomie dePaola's delightful illustrations will invite young readers to enter into a relationship with the One who longs to care for us all.

Author Bio

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Tomie dePaola was best known for his books for children. He had written and/or illustrated over 270 books. He received numerous awards and honors, including Caldecott Honor and Newbery Honor awards, the Children's Literature Legacy Award (called the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award until June, 2018) for "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children", the Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, and the Regina Medal from the Catholic Library Association. Nearly 25 million copies of his books have been sold.

Caryll Houselander, a mid-twentieth-century artist and writer, wrote many popular religious books for both adults and children.

Editorial Reviews

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"One of the most evocative Easter stories ever written. The sun-drenched colors, accented with vibrant reds and yellows, reflect the serenity of the story and subtly draw the reader's attention to the beauty and inner message of Easter."
— Publisher's Weekly

"Beautifully written in poetic, pictorial language and illustrated with dePaola's usual mastery, this oblique view of the Easter miracle touches upon Christian themes - the gentleness of the boy Jesus, the symbolism of the hen and chickens, the mystical joy of resurrection and renewal - with delicate sensitivity."
— School Library Journal