The chicken book

by Garth Williams

Excerpt from The Chicken BookAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Unknown Binding

First published September 28, 1970

About the author

Garth Montgomery Williams was an American artist who came to prominence in the American postwar era as an illustrator of children's books. Generations of children picture their favorite fictional characters as drawn by Garth Williams. Thus the unforgettable dapper mouse, Stuart Little, or the kindhearted spider, Charlotte and her pig friend, Wilbur. And many other animals (bears, dogs, kittens, crickets) fantastic creatures (elves, fairies) and children and grown-ups in books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, George Selden, Charlotte Zolotow, Else H. Minarik and many others. Garth Williams was also the writer of seven children's books, like Baby Farm Animals, but it is primarily as an illustrator that he will always be remembered. His most controversial book was Rabbit's Wedding, written and illustrated by him in 1958, for it stirred racial issues.

Reviews

[Jmgrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

1946 original

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, nice pictures, good rhymes.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Makes a good flannel story...

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to Ella

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for a chicken-themed storytime, this one also teaches kids that they need to be willing to work for what they want, a very good message indeed!