Chickens in the Headlights

by Matthew Buckley

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591568528
• ISBN13: 9781591568520
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Covenant Communications
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great family listening!

We listened to this book on CD when we took a family road trip recently. It is so funny! Crazy thing is that I could totally relate to it because it mirrored some of my growing up years. My children loved it and my four year old kept asking the funniest questions as we listened to it. We have even made up a song "The Twelve Days of Summer" with verses from this book mingled with our own experiences encountered on our vacation. The only down fall to our song is that my seven year old likes to sing it during church when he should be quiet. I am now purchasing this for all of my siblings for their Christmas gift this year. Enjoy!

We Laughed Till We Cried.

My sister and I both teach fourth grade, she in Nevada and I in Idaho. We tell each other about books our students have liked. She bought this book for me making me promise two things: I would read it myself before I read it to the kids so I would get over the giggles and be able to read it outloud . . . (sort of worked) and secondly, I *would* read it to my students. Now, I'm one of those old lady school teachers who has to connect every read aloud to the curriculum, but, hey, it was the last month of school and I was getting short on books to read, so I took her up on it. While reading this book to my class, my kids BEGGED me to "read more, read more." This wasn't the usual "Read more so we don't have to do Math right now." It was "Read more, please, please, please cuz we can't wait to hear the next crazy thing the Buckley boys do." Hey, even if you don't teach fourth grade, you'll love this book if you've ever had a sister, a brother, a grandma or (heaven forbid) raised chickens!

CHAOS REIGNS AMONGST BROTHERLY LOVE!

Okay, so maybe you love to read books but find your most recent selections a little dull. Read this book, and you will forever be warned against drinking warm milk, killing chickens and becoming a goatboy. Matthew Buckley and his six siblings have raised the childhood antics we all know and love to an unparalleled level. While his parents have somehow managed to stay sane amongst this chaos of brotherly love, the rest of us get to experience the insane laughter one only gets from sitting on the sidelines and not actually having to dodge an errant pillow, bits of jam, or chicken "gravy". Having written in his journal from a very young age, Buckley reaches back and picks out a summer where the "joy of the journey" encompasses a visit to Grandmas, several hilarious chicken roundups, and a time simply made better because it was shared with his brothers.

It made me laugh...it made me cry

My mother bought this book when it first came out because of all of the hype. She never buys or reads books unless they're non-fiction. Well she read this one in two days and she laughed until she cried. It took me a bit longer to read it, but very worthwhile. This book is hilarious and sentimental all at the same time. If you have boys you MUST buy this book. You won't regret it!

I have to like this book...

I guess I have to like this book, because I wrote it. It's kind of like asking somebody to rate their own kid. They're going to give them 5 stars, even if they have a runny nose. The book is basically about some experiences I had growing up with 10 brothers and one sister. We had a wild time, and the book will appeal to anybody with kids, or anybody with siblings, or anybody who knows what kids look like (similar to adults, only shorter). I tried to take a light hearted approach to the whole 'raising kids' aspect of our lives. Because sometimes if you can't laugh, you swear you're going to strangle somebody... :) (...) Anyway, if you get a copy, I hope you enjoy the read. MB