TY - BOOK AU - Mackintosh,David TI - Waiting for Chicken Smith SN - 9781536207712 PY - 2019/// CY - Somerville, Massachusetts PB - Candlewick Press KW - Vacations KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Friendship KW - Whales KW - Brothers and sisters KW - Picture books KW - lcgft N1 - "First published by Little Hare Books, an imprint of Hardie Grant Egmont (Australia) 2018"--Page preceding title page N2 - "Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A story about childhood friendship, the inevitability of change and the magic of anticipation ER -