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Manufacturer: Walker Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780802796844 ISBN: 0802796842 Label: Walker Books for Young Readers Manufacturer: Walker Books for Young Readers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: 2007-08-21 Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: 2007-08-21 Studio: Walker Books for Young Readers
One night Chicken had a dream about buried treasure—a treasure trove of corn.
And the corn is always sweeter on the other farm . . . or at least that’s what Chicken thinks.  His friend George agrees.  Hopefully they can find it once they cross the road.  Will Chicken’s corny treasure be all it’s cracked up to be?
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Customer Rating: Summary: Gimme Cracked Corn & I Will Share Comment: O'Malley, Kevin. Gimme Cracked Corn & I will Share. Walker & Company. 2007.
A delightful series of jokes are weaved into a story about a chicken that searches for his idea of treasure, some "cracked corn". An illustration shows a chicken with its eyes closed and a word bubble with a picture of a corn cob and the word, "YUM"; in the next picture, the chicken stands with a very stern look and tells his friend George about the barn" where the treasure is supposed to be hidden. George replies, "You must be yolking". Chicken and George come to a road, "How did the chickens cross the road? You ask. They crossed at the light." The accompanying illustration shows both chickens waiting patiently at the stop light - the lit up sign says, "Don't Walk". Chicken and George hide in "a scary forest" and when a hawk attacks them, George says, "What do you call a chicken that can swim?" Chicken responds with, "I have no idea" so George yells, "DUCK!" The two chickens whose features and movements are remarkably expressive stand out boldly from their more muted backgrounds. Photoshop is used to fill in colors inside energetic black ink outlines. Children in kindergarten and up will enjoy getting the jokes, and if they miss some of the clever wordplay, will appreciate that upon repeated readings. The eye-catching book cover shows a chicken doing the can-can with some ears of corn. Wonderful!
Customer Rating: Summary: Chicken Punny Tears of Joy Comment: We purchased this book as a birthday gift for a friend that has quite the flock of chickens in her backyard. She read it out loud & we laughed til tears ran down our faces. Not only did we love the puns & the very silly story (chickens after all tend to be a bit silly), the illustrations are spectacular. Chicken, the determined Aracana, and his sidekick, the ever dramatic George, are beautifully rendered. And then there's the giant pink pig!
If you would enjoy a funny book of non-fiction chicken adventures check out - Travels with My Chicken: A Man and His Companion Take to the Road Customer Rating: Summary: A real crack-up. Comment: This chicken story was full of puns and quippy humor--great for the adults reading it to a child, but some of it might go over the heads of a younger preschooler. I loved the egg-chicken humor (laughed out loud in many places), but in a couple of spots it felt forced. Nice message at the end that you don't have to go looking far to find what you're looking for (reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz theme). Customer Rating: Summary: A RYE-OT!! Comment: I hear the review on NPR and bought 5 copies for kids niece, nephew and collegue's daughter....it is a HIT, even if a bit corn-ey. Only trouble is wee-people running around with bad puns intended. Customer Rating: Summary: Reading should be fun! Comment: Learning is great but lets not forget to allow the children to have fun! That's what being a kid is all about. Usually when adults read they read novels or non-fiction that interests them, for entertainment. Lets let the children have their fun too.
This is a fun book. It wasn't my favorit by any means but it was fun. My children also didn't seem to get all the humor.
I also recommend books by Beau Beaudoin who has become my children's favorit picture book author and illustrator. The Url King and Boetry
