Chicken Butt's Back!

by Erica S. Perl, Henry Cole (Illustrator)

Erica S. Perl and Henry Cole team up once again to deliver spot-on humor with their unforgettable chicken character.

In this cheeky (sorry!) sequel to the wildly fun Chicken Butt!, the young jokester and his chicken muse are back, but this time they're trying to trick Mom. She thinks she has caught on to the gag, but as she distractedly does the grocery shopping, she falls victim to a flurry of jokes using homonyms and homophones—words such as "dear" and "deer," and "which" and "witch." Wordplay has never been so much fun.

Like Chicken Butt!, this story encourages children to participate in a call-and-response reading format that reinforces their reading skills.

Praise for Chicken Butt's Back!
"Coles’ tickled-pink cartoonish artwork gets right into the mix, the chocolate chip to the cookie dough. The denouement is so merrily explosive that just to imagine the shrieking voices of a read-aloud is mightily cheering.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Cole's kinetic, acrylic and colored pencil cartoons strike the right tone of mild disobedience.”
– Publishers Weekly

“Fans of Chicken Butt! are going to love this sequel. This is the kind of book that siblings will beg to read to each other, especially since it’s set up for two voices.” – School Library Journal

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Kids

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Erica S. Perl is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 40 popular and critically acclaimed books for young readers. She won the National Jewish Book Award and a Sydney Taylor Silver Medal for her middle grade novel, ALL THREE STOOGES. She is also the author of many well-loved picture books, including THE NINTH NIGHT OF HANUKKAH and GOATILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, as well as several book serieses (including the TRUTH OR LIE nonfiction series). She is the co-author, with Dolly Parton, of the BILLY THE KID picture book series. She is also the co-author, with R.J. Palacio, of WHITE BIRD: A NOVEL. A crowd-pleasing presenter, Erica is available for school visits, bookstore, and library events. Follow her @ericaperl on social media and visit her website to connect with her.

Reviews

[Ivy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Homework reading.

[Erica Perl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, as the author, I am biased. Hope you are glad you-know-who is back (and you-know-who's back is back), too!

[Nancy Jo Lambert · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I picked this book up at Barnes and Noble, I knew I would like it because I loved Erica S. Perl's Chicken Butt. Chicken Butt is the perfect little kids joke book because it is exactly their type of humor.

Chicken Butt's Back is, dare I say it, is even more up a young child's humor alley! In this book, the little kid is in the grocery store with his mom, and much to her consternation, he keeps taking the "but" she is using to try and get him to move on from his jokes, and turning them into more butt jokes! HIGH-larious! With all the various animals showing their butts, the chicken with the underwear, and the casual mention of poop, what 2, 3, 4, or 5 year old wouldn't be rolling on the floor in laughter?

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sequel to Chicken Butt will make fans of the first book laugh even more. Reading it out of order may be slightly confusing but you'll pretty much get the concept as you go. This one is sure to be a kids' favorite but may get some eye rolling by adults. Loved the illustrations of the mom throughout the book.

[Karen Arendt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute sequel to Chicken Butt. A boy and his mom are in the grocery store and she is not going to play his butt game. But, she gets drawn in when he promises no more and tricks her into saying "Underwear'. Adorable ending to the story when he says "I love you from the bottom of my Tyanasaurus Butt!"

[Kim Patton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sequel to Chicken Butt will keep kids laughing. Playing on words such as but/butt and dear/deer, the child in the story is shopping at a grocery store with mom where the buts just keep coming. Cute book.

[Colby Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked this one even more than the first. Reading it aloud with my wife to the kids is a hoot.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anytime you add Butt to a title, the book flies off the shelf! This book deserves a mention because the illustrations and story are hilarious. Super popular with the boys.

[Amy Craft · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brody was cracking up! :)

[Tollula · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOL!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

So very silly. Who doesn't like butt and underwear humor.

Not sure I could read it to the kids at school, butt . . .

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This time the character is telling the joke to mom, still cute!

[D Nine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kids loved this one! Read 8 times in a row. I agree it's much better than Chicken Butt.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES HE IS! And to what 'end' will this story go? Fun book with fantastic art!

[Amber Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

My children and I enjoyed this sequel to Chicken Butt, but not as much as we hoped. It was a little harder to follow and not as engaging as the first book. We did like the move to the underwear joke towards the end.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took me a minute to figure out that the back and forth between boy and mom is centered on the guess what/chicken butt joke.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love, love, love the first Chicken Butt book. This one is kind of funny, but not anywhere near as cute as the first. Hard to follow, particularly for the intended age group.

[Liz Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

HAHAHAHA!!!! Super fun!

[Christy Weatherholtz-Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love loved it! It made me laugh and appreciate how children look at our world.

[Maritza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not as funny as the original, yet still highly entertaining to my 8 year old

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I read this one, as well as the first one, but I don't remember when. I read it again because you can always re-read a funny book. It's just too cute.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny.

[Avery H · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a clever two voice story with lots of word play. This is a great book and very funny for 2nd-4th grade.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A funny read for kids into potty humor. My child giggled through the first half, but the joke got old for her pretty quick.

[Alyssa Gudenburr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny but needs the right audience for it. Lots of booty jokes.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not... as good as the first one. Plus, it is more for older kids because of the use of homonyms.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Filled with word play on the words but and butt, this follow-up to the original Chicken Butt title is sure to have young readers laughing in glee--and possibly torturing their friends and parents with their jokes. It's amusing the first time around, but the joke wears thin after awhile. As I read, I kept feeling sorry for that long-suffering, infinitely patient mother who has clearly heard all manner of butt, poop jokes before. Still, who can resist word play centered around homonyms and homophones? The acrylic paint and colored pencil illustrations show the glee of a boy intent on sharing jokes with his mom and her growing frustration with their repetitive nature. Mom's comments are in small, black font, and the boy's comments are in large, red font for easy reading aloud. This one is fun, but not necessarily my cup of tea.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

A boy and his mom go shopping. Mom warns her son that she will put up with no more Chicken Butt jokes. Nevertheless, the boy manages to engage his mom in a conversation that leads her to say “butt” in every sentence, making the boy crack up laughing.

“Stop! No more.

But, Mom, look now.
Look by the cat!

Cat? But…

CAT BUTT!

No, not that! But…

THAT BUTT!

Which? But…

WITCH BUTT!”

Silly kid humor.

[Shelli · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't think it was possible to get any worse than the first Chicken Butt book(see my review). However, this book managed! So for that it should get some level of praise for being able to out-dumbed its predecessor.

[Carrie Gelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh so silly. I KNOW kids will love this much more than me. I certainly can understand why but am so glad I am not stuck in this place where this type of humour is funny. I have a classroom of children who are though! Cute little story.