But then the blue elephant of surprise will break through and bring color into those books.įull of surprises and joy, this picture book is a worthy follow up to the first. The stories the two share are drawn in ink and have an old-fashioned feel to them. The art continues the feel of the first book in the series with a home filled with small touches and rich colors. At the same time, it has a dazzling sense of humor that children will adore with truly laugh-out-loud moments of surprise and elephants. There is a wonderful coziness about Papa and the little chicken and the home they share. Stein’s second story about this little chicken family has the same warmth as the first. Who knew that even Ugly Duckling, Rapunzel and The Little Mermaid have a shocking surprise for Papa too? Spend some more time with these two chickens in a book that celebrates surprises and shared stories. Papa tries to correct his little chicken, but as they share stories the element of surprise is at play. At school, he learned all about the “elephant of surprise” and how it appears in every story. The little red chicken has homework to do. This is the sequel to the Caldecott Honor winner that returns us to the silliness of the first. Every day, he fixed her breakfast, but there were no elephants in the refrigerator. But there were no elephants! Every day, he got her dressed, but there were no elephants in the dresser. Once there was a Papa whose daughter LOVED elephants. Both text and illustrations are ADORABLE. I enjoyed Chicken's illustrations for Papa's original story as well. There is just something funny and sweet about these two. I don't know that I've ever put myself on the hold list so fast for a book. I didn't know how much I NEEDED a sequel until I saw this was being released. My thoughts: I loved, loved, loved the first book.

Or are there?! Will Chicken introduce ELEPHANTS to these classic fairy tales?! He reads her three stories: The Ugly Duckling, Rapunzel, and The Little Mermaid. In this picture book sequel, Papa is trying to teach his daughter, Chicken, about the ELEMENT of surprise. Premise/plot: The Interrupting Chicken is back for a second book. She was talking about an element of surprise. So let's read a story, and we'll find the elephant.' 'Chicken, she wasn't talking about an elephant.

'Well, Chicken,' said Papa, 'did you have a good day at school?' 'Yes, Papa! And today my teacher told us every story has an elephant of surprise. First sentence: It was after school for the little red chicken.

Interrupting chicken book