Itâs time for the little red chickenâs bedtime storyâand a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken canât help herself! Whether the tale is Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood or even Chicken Little, she jumps into the story to save its hapless characters from doing some dangerous or silly thing. Now itâs the little red chickenâs turn to tell a story, but will her yawning papa make it to the end without his own kind of interrupting? Energetically illustrated with glowing colorsâand offering humorous story-within-a-story viewsâthis all-too-familiar tale is sure to amuse (and hold the attention of ) spirited little chicks.
David Ezra Stein is the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise, Iâm My Own Dog, Ice Boy, and Dinosaur Kisses. He lives with his family in Kew Gardens, New York.