Interrupting Chicken facts for kids
| Author | David Ezra Stein |
|---|---|
| Genre | picture book |
| Published | 2010 |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Interrupting Chicken is a fun picture book for kids, created by David Ezra Stein. He wrote and drew all the pictures for it! It came out in 2010 from Candlewick Press. This book is super popular. It won a special award called the Caldecott Honourable Mention in 2011. It also became a New York Times Bestseller, which means lots of people loved reading it!
Contents
Main Characters
This book features two main characters: Little Red Chicken and her Papa.
Little Red Chicken
Little Red Chicken is a young and very lively character. Even though the story happens at night, she is full of energy! She loves listening to stories and gets very involved. She always wants the best for the characters in the tales. She finds it hard to go to sleep while her dad reads to her.
Papa
Papa is Little Red Chicken's father. He is shown as a very patient and understanding parent. He seems quite tired during the story. Papa really wants Little Red Chicken to go to bed so he can finally get some rest too.
About the Author
David Ezra Stein is the talented author and illustrator of Interrupting Chicken.
David Ezra Stein's Background
David Ezra Stein was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at the School of Design in Manhattan. When he was creating the chickens for Interrupting Chicken, he drew over a hundred different designs! He wanted to find just the right look for his characters.
Inspiration for the Book
Stein's idea for Interrupting Chicken came from a funny knock-knock joke he enjoyed as a child. His books are popular around the world. They have been translated into many languages. These include Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Finnish.
