If you love this book, check out another one of Brett’s featuring chickens called Hedgie’s Surprise.ĥ. Because Brett is a chicken-keeper herself, she weaves appropriate chicken terminology into her story, so children learn terms such as pullet and Silkie while enjoying a fairy-tale classic. But this is not just a Cinderella story with chickens as the characters. In Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella, we’re transported to Russia, where the coop is a tower housing Cinderella and her bossy stepsisters, reminiscent of the architecture in the rural areas around St. No one spins a fairy tale quite like Jan Brett, with her beautifully detailed illustrations taking children off to faraway places. “Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella” Written and Illustrated by Jan Brett (G.P. Not only is this a good book to have on hand for the chicken-lovers of your household because of its vibrant collage images and lively, engaging poetry, it’s an excellent teaching tool for literary devices such as similes, voice and onomatopoeia.Ĥ. Harrington takes you back to her rural-Alabama roots by inviting you to step inside the mind of a child and her adventurous relationship with her grandma’s flock. In The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County, mischief and wonder carry the young narrator and the elusive chicken, Miss Hen, who just doesn’t want to be captured by a chicken-chasing pro. Harrington, Pictures by Shelley Jackson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007) “The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County” Written by Janice N. A Caldecott Award winner, this one is sure to become a bedtime favorite for your little chicks.ģ. It will have your kids laughing, and you’ll be smirking at what might be an all-too-familiar situation in your own household. In one familiar tale after another, the small chicken interrupts her father-even though she promised not to-because she just can’t help saving the characters from their own silly plots. Young readers take a peek at the bedtime ritual of a rooster and his little chick in Interrupting Chicken, a hilarious and heartwarming story written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein. “Interrupting Chicken” Written and Illustrated by David Ezra Stein (Candlewick Press, 2011) This book won the 2015 Ezra Jack Keats Award for New Illustrator and the 2015 Sigurd E. It delves into the responsibilities of caring for the chickens, as well as the realities of our interconnectedness with nature and the circle of life, providing a positive way to talk about the sometimes harsh realities of keeping farm animals. The story starts with Sonya’s dad bringing home three chicks that are put in Sonya’s charge. Through her whimsical illustrations and simply spun stories, Phoebe Wahl touches on deep and meaningful topics in a way that makes the tough parts of life relatable and comforting. If you are just beginning the chicken-keeping journey with your children, Sonya’s Chickens is ideal for your personal library. “Sonya’s Chickens” Written and Illustrated by Phoebe Wahl (Tundra Books, 2015) Here are some of my favorite children’s books featuring chickens to get your collection started.ġ. Include a mix on your bookshelf, and have fun reading them with your children and sneaking in lessons about how to take care of your own coop. While some books give kids an understanding of what’s involved in keeping chickens, others are just fun books with a hen or rooster as the lead character. Lean into your children’s excitement about raising chickens by introducing them to reading via books that features their feathered friends, as well.Ĭhildren’s literature has no shortage of books that feature chickens. They’ll quickly take to feeding their charges, gathering eggs and performing regular-perhaps all too frequent-checks on the coop. Kids become delighted by the home flock, and it connects them to their food in a way no other thing can. Chicken-keeping is an activity that can include participants from the whole family, all the way down to the youngest of children.
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