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Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Cooney - Chanticleer and the Fox

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King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom.

Winner, 1959 Caldecott Medal
Notable Children's Books of 1940?1970 (ALA)
Winner, 1992 Kerlan Award

 

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Chanticleer and the Fox

Date of Review:  Sep 2, 2003
The Bottom Line: A wonderful story taken from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and elegantly illustrated by Barbara Cooney about a meeting between an egotistic rooster and a hungry fox.
Review: I have never read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, but I've always meant to. However, luckily for me, some of his stories are adapted and can be found in the juvenile section of my local library. This story, Chanticleer and the Fox, is one such adapted...
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Chanticleer and the Fox: Chaucer for the Picture Book Crowd

Date of Review:  Aug 20, 2008
The Bottom Line: Listening to flattery will get you into trouble...
Review: Several years ago, Don Bluth produced a movie called Rockadoodle, in which the main character is an Elvis-like rooster named Chanticleer. It's kind of a corny cartoon, but I can at least credit it with introducing me to the French word for rooster,...
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excellent pictures, good lesson
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humans seem superfluous, Chanticleer's...
 

Chanticleer and the Fox - Geoffrey Chaucer, Barbara Cooney

Date of Review:  Oct 9, 2009
Review: I've been building up a library of classic works since I was a child, because I've often found an escape in those types of books that I could never find in the majority of new releases that we have today. With my daughter, she has her own favorite...
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Children's version of a classic tale
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Authors Barbara Cooney
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1959 Caldecott Medal

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  Format: Hardcover - Reinforced Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins (June 01, 1961)
Measurements: 10.25"(h) x 8"(w) x 0.25"(d), 0.75 lbs.
ISBN: 9780690185621
 

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