Illustrated by Henry Cole
I grew up loving the story of Chicken Little so when I saw this new version of the tale I wanted to read it. In this version there's a real threat not a misinterpreted one.
Prairie Chicken Little hears a rumblin' and a grumblin' and a tumblin' and is sure a stampede is coming. She feels she must warn Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan so she runs lickety-splickety across the prairie to tell them. Along the way she meets other prairie friends who become convince of the impending danger and go with her to issue the warning.
One of the prairie creatures she encounters is Slim Brody the sly coyote who tells the group about a short cut. You'll have to read for yourself to see if Slim Brody is really offering help or not. Will Prairie Chicken Little get the message to Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan in time?
I highly recommend this book. It reminded me of my children's favorite, What Was That? because it had lots of repetition of fun lines and fun words that they enjoyed saying with me. This is the kind of book that children will love hearing over and over again and joining in on those fun repetitions. Since my copy was an eBook for the Adobe Reader I didn't get to enjoy the artwork, but from the fun cover, I'll bet it's cute & vivid throughout.
Here's what a prairie chicken looks like. In this picture you can just barely see one of the orange sacs on the side of the male's neck. When it is mating season or when in battle he puffs those little sacs up to impress the females or to scare away other males.
I received a copy of Prairie Chicken Little from NetGalley and Peachtree Publishers in exchange for my honest review. I received nmonetary compensation.
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