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Blogger Accolades for Tillie Lays an Egg
Bloggers have been saying the nicest things about Tillie Lays an Egg!.
"delightful and charming"
"this book is a hoot"
"perfect for little ones with quick minds and excited eyes"
"inspired"
"students beg to have this book read again and again"

Tillie in the Press
The mainstream media loves Tillie, too.
Publishers Weekly gave Tillie a starred review and wrote an article about it!
AARP named Tillie Lays an Egg a "recommended book for grandparents."
The Wall Street Journal said it is a "stylish yet gentle picture book."
The Los Angeles Times reported that Tillie has a "retro appeal" with "wonderful staged photographs."
School Library Journal reviewed Tillie, and later featured this article about how librarians love the book.
The Nantucket Independent listed it under "Top Picks for Kid's Books."

Schools and Libraries
Tillie Lays an Egg has been read aloud in schools and libraries, and included in curriculum.
Read how this school shares Tillie with its students.
The Pennsylvannia Center for the book put Tillie Lays an Egg on it's "Baker's Dozen 2009 Best Childrens Books for Family Literacy."

HenCam in the Press
Susan Orlean, staff writer for The New Yorker, in an article about chickens titled, The It Bird, mentions the HenCam (September 28, 2009 issue) In March of 2010, Susan gave a talk at the Boston Museum of Science. I brought five chickens who joined her on stage.
HenCam was mentioned in articles in the Lexington Journal and the Carlisle Mosquito.
Current Science Magazine (which reaches 6 mllion students, teachers and parents,) featured a spread on Little Pond Farm and says that it might be "the most famous backyard chicken farm in the world." (Feb. 26, 2010)

HenCam on the Air
In April, 2010, Terry and Coco appeared on MARTHA - Martha Stewart's television show. Martha devoted an entire hour to backyard chickens. A clip from HenCam was shown, Tillie Lays an Egg looked at, and Terry told Martha how she trains her chickens to pose for the camera.

In May, 2010, Terry and Coco (going by her stage name, "Tillie") appeared on Vicki Croke's NECN show, The Secret Life of Animals.

Terry and Coco spent a half-hour in the studio with Judy Buswick of the cable show, The Writers. Coco liked the bright lights.

In 2009, Wellesley cable TV came to Little Pond Farm.

 

 
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