Chicken Chuck

by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, Bernard Martin

Chicken Chuck the rooster, who has set himself up as boss of the barnyard by virtue of the special blue feather in the middle of his forehead, finds his authority undermined by a circus horse with two blue feathers. Reissue.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Storytime

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1946

About the author

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See ; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear ; Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See ; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing, developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/billma...

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Illustrations 5/5
The illustrations were adorable and engaging. My kids loved the silver paper in the feather and the different shapes of the text.

Text 2/5
I did not love the text. The story was kind of pointless. I didn't like the part about having the chickens suck in their gizzards. Fat-phobia has no place in children's books. Or anywhere. The rooster was bossy and selfish and learned nothing.

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Martin Quest #30
Well the Martin quest reaches 30 books with a weird tale of a chook that grows a blue feather on its head after eating a seed and the shenanigans that follow this event.
Ludicrous but probably enjoyable for the young reader it is aimed for.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bragging, bossy chicken ...

[Michelle Glenn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was an okay read, the context was extremely long and took a while to get to the "hook." A better book for older children. Graphics are seemingly hand-drawn which is a nice addition.

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book. Have some blue feathers 🪶 ready if you are reading this to a classroom.

[Adam Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Similar to Rainbow Fish, this chicken has an awesome blue feather until a silly monkey rips it out of his head. But it all works out sort of in the end.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like the story. It didn't feel organized.

[Sari · Rating 5 out of 5]

My five year old and I found Chicken Chuck at the library and loved it.

Chicken Chuck is a little too proud for the barnyard and learns a good lesson when he gets a little too greedy for his own good when the circus comes to town.

The illustrations are fun and the story is one we could read over and over (and have!).

[Danielle Simmons · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chicken Chuck is a story of envy and pride. The main lessons of this book is to teach children that pride is sometimes a really bad thing. Acting like the boss of the farmyard, Chuck shows that pride over having a blue feather can be easily taken away and switched. Chuck goes from being the boss of the barnyard, back to being a regular rooster through a child like karma.

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5 stars)

One day Chicken Chuck ate an unusual blue seed and a beautiful blue feather appeared out of the top of his head. All of the barnyard animals admired Chicken Chuck's blue feather until all that praise went literally to "his head."

Fans of the sparkles in The Rainbow Fish may like the illustrations in this book as well.

[Christine Turner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chicken Chuck the rooster, who has set himself up as boss of the barnyard by virtue of the special blue feather in the middle of his forehead, finds his authority undermined by a circus horse with two blue feathers. www.hcpl.net

I was not too impressed with this book.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a goods book. I enjoyed reading it and looking at the illustrations. This is just s fun book to read and I think that kindergarten or first grade students would enjoy reading this book, mostly because of the pictures.

[Joseph Leiter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This books very good for kids who like to be unique this book was very fun and interesting . I feel like Kids can relate to this story in all grades. I highly recommend this book. The illustrations were wonderful.

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[Contemplative · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not one of our favorites. It was okay.

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was strange....that is all I can say, it had no point and it was a little weird...oh well

[Samantha Beardall]

This books illustrations are beautiful! The touches of sparkle adds something fun! I like that the animals all ended up equal.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

farm animals, circus animals, colors (blue), birds, jealousy, individuality/identity

[Hallie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great book for a great reader