Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise

Surprise The little red chicken is back -- and as endearingly silly as ever -- in David Ezra Stein's follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Interrupting Chicken.

It's homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say "Whoa I didn't know that was going to happen," Papa is sure he can convince Chicken he's right. After all, there are definitely no elephants in "The Ugly Duckling," "Rapunzel," or "The Little Mermaid" -- or are there? Elephant or element, something unexpected awaits Papa in every story, but a surprise may be in store for the little red chicken as well. Full of the same boisterous charm that made Interrupting Chicken so beloved by readers, this gleeful follow-up is sure to delight fans of stories, surprises, and elephants alike.

Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/11/2018
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.70h x 10.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780763688424
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 197640 / Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/23/2018
Booklist 07/01/2018 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2018 pg. 70
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 96
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
David Ezra Stein is the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Interrupting Chicken, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor, I'm My Own Dog, Ice Boy, and Dinosaur Kisses. He lives with his family in Kew Gardens, New York.