Chicken in the Kitchen

by Tony Johnston, Eleanor Taylor (Illustrator)

When a crazy chicken wreaks havoc in the kitchen there is just one thing to do--prepare a nest so that she will settle down.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 25, 2005

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tony Johnston has written many acclaimed books for young people. She and her husband lived in Mexico for fifteen years, where they raised their children. She now lives in San Marino, California.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

The illustrations are super crowded and the text is so busy rhyming that it doesn't always make sense.

[Danette · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/24/2018 Read with Naomi & Julia.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chicken in the Kitchen is a cute story of a chicken that is frantically searching for a place to lay her eggs. She chooses the sweet and helpful dog’s kitchen as the place to be. The dog runs around behind her trying to help her find the place she wants to be all the while making a mess of the kitchen and turning things upside down. Finally the chicken is comfortable and lays her eggs everywhere and now there are many chickens in the kitchen.
This rhyming story would lend itself well to a book share or read aloud and would be a good opener to teacher how to solve a problem. The chicken had a problem and the dog helped solve it.

[Aileen Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Told in rhyme and accompanied by deliciously cute illustrations, this book takes us on Dog's journey to make his chicken happy. Dog's chicken runs willy nilly about the kitchen until Dog finally figures out what his chicken wants. Once he figures it out, Chicken is not only happy, but Dog's ends up with an unexpected surprise. Pretty sure both your boys and girlies from ages four to eight will enjoy this happy book.

[Maimoona Albar · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a funny book to read for young kids. I was surprise by the dog's patience with the chicken. It teaches kids how to be a good friend. The illustrations are colorful and very interesting. I like the size of book, it is effected for young kids who are learning how to read.

[Jennifer Hewitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an adult i thought this book was kind of funny, if a real chicken got into my kitchen, it would be a lot crazier than it was in this book. The illustrations i thought were great, helped you see and picture how crazy the kitchen was. I thought it was a fun book to read.

[Lynne Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The art was fun and well done, but unfortunately the rhyme was awkward and all over the place, and there was little character/story arc or wow factor. So sadly, not a fan of this book, although I usually love chicken books :)

[Moriah Keen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really cute and fun book for the younger kids. This book has catchy rhymes that will engage the students. You could also use this book to have your students guess why the chicken is in the kitchen.

[Gracie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I chose this book randomly and I did not end up liking it. I think the intended age is for third grade and younger. I would not read this to my students. I do not think there is a prominent lesson being taught. I also don't think that children will really understand what is going on in the book.

[Danica Midlil · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bad slant rhymes!! ugh. Pictures are cute and detail all the chicken chaos that ensues, but seem too cozy and soft for the formal, old fashioned tone of the rhyme. Odd combination.

[Christa Wade · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like the way this one flowed.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Could be used to talk about eggs or chickens in storytime

[pati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eggs-cellent!

[Alex Putman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too silly for me

[Jonathan Chew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story but a lot of southern phrases that might be hard to understand for someone who doesn't know the colloquial lingo such as "like the dickens!" But still fun :)

[Margot · Rating 3 out of 5]

A silly book of children's fiction. The title caught my eye because of a personal story regarding chichkin in the kichken... which I won't go into right now. A dog is the owner and the chicken won't leave the kitchen... Then, it seems, the chicken would rather make a home in the kitchen than in a normal chicken coop... All in good fun!