The Revenge of the Magic Chicken

by Helen Lester, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

When the Magic Chicken attempts revenge on his colleagues in spellmaking, the Wizard and the Fairy, he finds his own magic getting out of control.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Juvenile

30 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1990

About the author

Helen Lester is the author of many children’s books. Her background with children includes being a mother of two and a former elementary school teacher of ten years. While at home with her children, Helen realized the importance of quality children’s literature. Helen started her writing career as a struggling author facing many rejections by publishing companies. Her first book was finally published in 1979. Helen Lester is a full-time writer who makes her home in New York.

Reviews

[Clwseattle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not sure how we got there in our conversation, but a stranger sitting next to me on a flight home led me to the The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken and its sequel, The Revenge Of The Magic Chicken.

I owe her a debt of gratitude because these books are wonderfully funny treasures that will leave your little ones laughing . . . and begging for a pickle wand!

5 stars and thank you, 10B, it was a fun and interesting flight!

[Stacey Mulholland · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book because we like the Tacky books. A cute, funny book

[kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

silly/funny

[babyhippoface · Rating 4 out of 5]

This follow-up to The Wizard, the Fairy and the Magic Chicken is pretty funny, maybe funnier than the original. Crazy chicken gets himself and his friends into quite the potential pickle (darn that pickle wand anyway) and misspeaks the incantation that will save them. Thank heavens for visual clues.

Kids will get a kick out of this story, and will probably be yelling, "GREEN!" at the top of their lungs by the time Magic Chicken finally gets it right. Pretty darn cute.

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rather weird story of a magical threesome (a wizard, a fairy, and a chicken) who bicker a lot. The chicken wishes revenge for being turned into a ballerina and conjures up some scary beasties with his pickle wand. All around a kinda strange story.

Illustrations are okay.

[Saralyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typically cute Lester.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

After how amazing the first one was, this sequel was kind of disappointing and not nearly as charming. The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken is so much better.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny story and illustrations.