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By Stephanie Snyder
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Chicken inserts cookies in nursery rhymes in funny sequel.
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What's the Story?
In INTERRUPTING CHICKEN: COOKIES FOR BREAKFAST, Chicken wakes up on Saturday morning hungry for cookies. Papa turns down the cookie request and instead agrees to snuggle up and read together. As they make their way through classic nursery rhymes, Chicken interrupts, cutting off the original rhyme to insert an imaginative new rhyme about cookies. After each interruption, Papa reminds Chicken that cookies are not for breakfast. Chicken writes an original nursery rhyme for Papa in a final attempt to make the case for cookies for breakfast. At the end of the book, Papa cleverly hooks Chicken with a more appropriate breakfast option.
Is It Any Good?
This relatable and entertaining addition to the popular series makes for a lively read-aloud. Fans of the first two Interrupting Chicken books will be excited to pick up Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast to see what antics Chicken will use to interrupt story time. This story follows the format of the first two books in the series, making it feel positively familiar. Like its predecessors, Cookies for Breakfast takes readers through three examples of a literary device before giving Chicken a chance to create an original. This time, the focus is on rhyming, which is not only fun but also an important learning tool for young readers. Much of the book is told through dialogue between Chicken and Papa, which includes jokes and banter that parents and kids can relate too. However, it may get tedious for younger readers who could struggle keeping up with the back-and-forth. The use of classic nursery rhymes can make reading this book an engaging, interactive experience.
David Ezra Stein continues to wow readers with impressive illustrations that combine two very different styles -- the style of Chicken's and Papa's story, and that of the nursery rhymes. Because the story centers on the dialogue, readers will enjoy spending a little extra time checking out the action-packed illustrations.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about different breakfast ideas in Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast. What are some healthy options? What did you eat for breakfast today? What are some of your favorite breakfast foods? What's something new you'd like to try for breakfast?
How does rhyming make reading fun? Try to make up a rhyming poem about what you ate for breakfast.
What's funny about chickens? Why do you think they often turn up in picture books?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : David Ezra Stein
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Cooking , Book Characters
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Candlewick
- Publication date : November 9, 2021
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 4 - 8
- Number of pages : 40
- Available on : Nook, Hardback, Kindle
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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