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Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast

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Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast by David Ezra Stein is a charming children's story following the adventures of Little Red Chicken, who is eager to start her day with cookies for breakfast. As they navigate a series of engaging and humorous interactions, the tale explores creativity and the dynamic between parent and child, filled with delightful interruptions and imaginative storytelling.
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You might enjoy this delightful tale if you love heartwarming and humorous stories with a playful twist. Fans of vibrant illustrations and creative storytelling, mixed with a bit of cheeky adventure, will find this children's book particularly captivating and entertaining.

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“Stein doesn’t miss a beat. . . .This essential addition is a snug and hilarious version of quality time and the worthiness of a good argument.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

It’s bright and early on a Saturday morning, and the little red chicken wants cookies for breakfast. What better way to persuade Papa than by jarring him awake and gleefully interjecting cookies—and herself!—into every nursery rhyme they read together?

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe heartily endorses the little red chicken’s plan, but Papa has his own idea for a sweet breakfast for his determined daughter.

Featuring the same riotous charm and bright, bold art as the Caldecott Honor Book Interrupting Chicken and Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise, David Ezra Stein’s third installment will have any fan with a sweet tooth and a love of meta rhyme clamoring to find out if the early bird will get the cookie.

Series: Interrupting Chicken

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  • Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast
    “Stein doesn’t miss a beat. . . .This essential addition is a snug and hilarious version of quality time and the worthiness of a good argument.” —School Library Journal (starred review) It’s bright and early on a Saturday morning, and the little red chicken wants cookies for breakfast. What better way to persuade Papa than by jarring him awake and...
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  • Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker
    “Stein’s metafictive narrative is sidesplittingly funny, capturing with aplomb young children’s endearingly exasperating tendency to speak up when it’s least convenient.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) At her first ballet ever, can an excitable little Chicken resist helping the story along? Fans will cheer as their favourite interrupter puts her spin on a beloved holiday classic. “Hi, Clara! Like my tutu?”...
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  • Interrupting Chicken Raises Her Wing
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    Interrupting Chicken Raises Her Wing
    Will Mr. Popperman ever call on the little red chicken? She knows the answers! A beloved, ever-excitable character can’t help but be in the frame when Caldecott Honoree David Ezra Stein leads a class trip to the museum. The little red chicken’s class is going to the art museum today, and their teacher, Mr. Popperman, is cautioning them to be...
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Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast is praised for its comedic timing, vibrant illustrations, and witty storytelling. Reviewers highlight its appeal to young readers, especially those with a tendency to interrupt, noting its delightful and engaging pace. It's considered a hilarious addition to the series that offers quality time through engaging narratives.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781536220315

Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 October 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Ezra Stein

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 270.0mm

Height: 219.0mm

Weight: 184g

Pages: 40

About the Author

David Ezra Stein is the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Leaves, winner of an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award; Interrupting Chicken, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise. He lives in Kew Gardens, New York.

Also by David Ezra Stein

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  • Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker
    “Stein’s metafictive narrative is sidesplittingly funny, capturing with aplomb young children’s endearingly exasperating tendency to speak up when it’s least convenient.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) At her first ballet ever, can an excitable little Chicken resist helping the story along? Fans will cheer as their favourite interrupter puts her spin on a beloved holiday classic. “Hi, Clara! Like my tutu?”...
    Hardback
    $2999
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Interrupting Chicken Raises Her Wing
    Pre-order
    Interrupting Chicken Raises Her Wing
    Will Mr. Popperman ever call on the little red chicken? She knows the answers! A beloved, ever-excitable character can’t help but be in the frame when Caldecott Honoree David Ezra Stein leads a class trip to the museum. The little red chicken’s class is going to the art museum today, and their teacher, Mr. Popperman, is cautioning them to be...
    Hardback
    $2799
    Pre-order
    Out 1 Oct 2026
  • Interrupting Chicken
    A favourite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken’s habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head. It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story – and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself! Whether the tale is Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding...
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