Doreen Cronin: The Trouble with Chickens (A J.J. Tully Mystery)

Doreen Cronin’s illustrated chapter book follows J.J. Tully, a retired search-and-rescue dog, as he helps a chicken family find missing chicks. The humorous mystery supports reading comprehension, story sequencing, and using clues to make predictions and draw conclusions.

• Subject: Language Arts, Reading Comprehension
• Format: Illustrated Chapter Book
• Author: Doreen Cronin
• Illustrator: Kevin Cornell
• Series: J.J. Tully Mysteries
• Series Position: Book 1
• Learning Focus: Prediction, inference, character analysis, and sequencing