Interrupting Chicken
David Ezra Stein's Interrupting Chicken (2010) is a fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction short story. Readers will find themes of Storytelling, chickens, fathers and daughters and Bedtime.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 50 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions across 4 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Picture Books bestseller list in 2011.
It runs to roughly 40 pages — about 45 minutes of reading at an average pace.
About Interrupting Chicken
Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Picture Books, 2011
Quick answers
Who wrote Interrupting Chicken?
Interrupting Chicken was written by David Ezra Stein and first published in 2010.
What genre is Interrupting Chicken?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is Interrupting Chicken?
The median edition has 40 pages, about about 45 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Interrupting Chicken?
Readers who like it often enjoy Prince Cinders, Circe and Cinder.
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