a Hen for Izzy Pippik, Aubrey Davis

a Hen for Izzy Pippik is a great book by Aubrey Davis.  It is about a girl named Shaina who finds a chicken that belongs to Izzy Pippik.  Shaina's family are merchants and her town lives in poverty.  Everyone wants to eat the chicken and the eggs or sale them for money but Shaina will not let them.  She says they are Izzy's and waits for him to come back.  The chickens are bringing good fortune to the town, so they are sad when Izzy actually shows up.  Shaina always has hope that Izzy will show up and in the end it pays off for her.

This book has a great lesson for students.  a Hen for Izzy Pippik teaches students to do the right thing.  It also teaches them that if something does not belong to you, you need to give it to the person it belongs to.  The moral of the story is that if you do the right thing you will benefit from doing so.  This book is a great book to read to students at the beginning of the year teaching them to do the right thing, keep up with their belongings, and not take things from others. a Hen for Izzy Pippik is a book I will definitely keep in my classroom library.