Interrupting Chicken

 

Stein, D. E. (2010). Interrupting chicken. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

Format: Hardcover

Age:4+

Awards: Caldecott Honor

This story by David Ezra Stein follows Papa and his daughter as he tries to put her to bed. He makes her promise not to interrupt her bedtime stories. However, she interrupts Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood to tell them no to do something to avoid the danger. She also interrupts Chicken Little to tell him that it was just an acorn that fell on his head and the world wasn't ending. At this point Papa had run out of stories to tell and asked the interrupting chicken to tell him one, but she is interrupted by her father's snores. She then crawls into bed with him and falls asleep. This is a silly, funny book that preschoolers are sure to enjoy. The images are deep colors and are very fun to look at. The images of the story book are colored differently and it is funny to see the interrupting chicken drawn within the story. This is the type of book that would be great for a preschool story time. 

Author's website: http://www.davidezra.com/