Today is National Poultry Day. Do you know what that means? It’s time to quack, gobble, honk, and cluck because today ducks, turkeys, geese, and chickens are king. Make that Chicken a la King for me. Besides being a healthy alternative to other meat choices, those little peeps can be pretty darn cute.
Chicken is my poultry of choice. In no particular pecking order, I’ve listed some of my favorite picture, chapter, and middle-grade books starring chickens, of course.
Interrupting Chicken written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein
The Plot Chickens written by Mary Jane and illustrated by Herm Auch
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County written by Janice N. Harrington and illustrated by Shelley Jackson
Chicken Dance written by Tammi Sauer and illustrated by Dan Santat
Bawk & Roll written by Tammi Sauer and illustrated by Dan Santat
Tough Chicks written by Cece Meng and illustrated by Melissa Suber
Just Plain Fancy written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco
Hen Hears Gossip written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Joung Un Kim
Chicken in the Family written by Mary Amato and illustrated by Delphine Durand
The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Kevin Cornell
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency written by Daniel Pinkwater and illustrated by Tony Auth
The Great Chicken Debacle written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Take some time to gobble down some tasty poultry and give one of these books a try, too.
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