The Artsy Smartsy Club Book

They were on their own — three kids and one giant chicken. Stuck in Hoboken for the summer, Nick Itch, Loretta Fischetti, and Bruno Ugg are really, really bored. After whiling away their time spitting in the Hudson River and trying to teach Henrietta, Nick's 266-pound chicken, how to juggle marshmallows, they're ready for something — anything — to happen.

When a mysterious and brilliant chalk artist starts decorating Hoboken's streets, the three friends are blown away. They set off to explore the art world in a frenzy of adventurous drawing, screeving, and eggplant picnics.

Publishers Weekly

Followers of the six-foot, 266-pound Henrietta, the famous Hoboken chicken, will welcome her back heartily in The Artsy Smartsy Club, by Daniel Pinkwater, illus. by Jill Pinkwater. Once the property of Arthur Bobowicz, the feathered friend is now in the care of Nick (from Looking for Bobowicz), who leaves Hoboken with his two pals to take art classes in New York City-and of course, they bring their beaked buddy along. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.