CHICKEN LITTLE THE REAL AND TOTALLY TRUE TALE

Cover of a book titled "Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale" by Sam Wedlich, featuring a cartoon chicken with glasses and red shoes, set against a light blue background with a yellow spine.

Scholastic Press, June 2020.

“Who are you calling little?" In this clever spin on the classic tale... empathy ends up saving the day, and the moral (don't believe everything you hear; check the facts) is broadcast loud and clear." -- The Horn Book

"Whimsy reigns in Wedelich's debut picture book... A spry readaloud that will entertain adults and listeners in equal measure." -- Publishers Weekly

Chicken Little is NOT afraid of anything. Well, okay, maybe a mysterious BONK to the head can produce panic. But only momentarily. It's not as though she meant to send the barnyard into a tailspin, thinking that the sky was falling. How ridiculous! But can she calm her feathered friends with facts and reason?A timeless favorite becomes a clever cautionary tale in this FUNNY, fresh, and timely picture book debut by cartoonist, Sam Wedelich!

  • Indie Next List Pick

  • 2022 Washington State Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee

  • 2022 TD Summer Reading Club, Top Recommended Read commendation

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