Chicken Butt
by:
Henry Cole (author)
Erica S. Perl (author)
You know what?What?Chicken butt! The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture book, with call-and-response parts for parent and child. The word repetition in Erica S. Perl’s text, and wonderfully comic illustrations by beloved artist Henry Cole, make this a particularly...
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You know what?What?Chicken butt! The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture book, with call-and-response parts for parent and child. The word repetition in Erica S. Perl’s text, and wonderfully comic illustrations by beloved artist Henry Cole, make this a particularly inviting book for new readers, as does the opportunity to trick” a parent or other adult into participating in a very silly joke. The humor builds to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. Warning: Kids will want to read this one over and over and over again! An unhinged piece of slap-happy rhyming
rocket-propelled artwork
the romp is a powerful piece of cacophony, more frenetic by the moment.”Kirkus Reviews
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780810983250 (0810983257)
ASIN: 810983257
Publish date: April 1st 2009
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Why, yes, I must be fundamentally childish. I laughed like all hell. the PandaBat got to read the father's half of the dialogue, and I read the kid's half. I probably cackled, too. A very short read aloud, but it got raucous when I got to say "Chicken Butt!". Let me just add, that the Offspring did ...