by David Ezra Stein, Andrew Watts
This book is hilarious. It would also be a good way to teach your students to not interrupt while you are reading aloud or doing other things. After reading this book, students could write why they think they shouldn't be an "interrupting chicken." Grade level, any grade.
As parents, we all have different things that push our buttons and make us crazy. My three-year-old's propensity to interrupt adult conversations is one of my big, red, parenting buttons. My wife is trying to tell me about her day? "Mumma? Mumma! MummaMummaMummaMumma!" Grammy is trying to explain ho...
Aww, Little Chicken wants to save the characters in her books from their own stupidity!I sympathize.
One word: Boring!
6/27/11 ** Book-a-Day: D30, Bk 34 ** Clever bedtime book in which the illustrations make the book (well, it was a Caldecott Honor!) It's bedtime for Little Red Chicken and he asks Papa to read him a story. Chicken gets so wrapped up in each of the three tales (Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hoo...
Tosh and I read this aloud, together. She really got into her part. Cute book, nice art.Library copy
Rude fowl! Lots of fun. Great read aloud choice.