There are so many great picture books featuring chickens, it makes a for a perfect storytime theme. Make these cool rod puppet chickens, or try some of these Extraordinary Warren activities if you read the book by Sarah Dillard.
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Alakjia, Polly. COUNTING CHICKENS. Set in Africa, a young boy Tobi helps to take care of the new chicks.
Barton, Byron. LITTLE RED HEN. Bright, deeply saturated colors illustrate this concise retelling of the classic folktale.
Browne, Eileen. HANDA’S HEN. Set in Kenya, Handa and her friends search for grandmother’s hen.
Dillard, Sarah. EXTRAORDINARY WARREN: A SUPER CHICKEN. In this book blending graphic novel format with a picture book for older children, a chicken decides he can be a superhero.
Ginsburg, Mirra. GOOD MORNING, CHICK! After hatching, a young chick explores the farm.
Graves, Keith. CHICKEN BIG! When a giant chick hatches from an egg, the other chickens are not sure if it belongs in their family.
Himmelman, John. CHICKENS TO THE RESCUE. The chickens need a day of rest after helping the Greenstalk family on the farm.
Lawrence, John. THIS LITTLE CHICK. With rhyme and repetition, a little chick makes the sounds of the other animals on the farm.
Reynolds, Aaron. CHICKS AND SALSA. After tiring of chicken feed, the chicks decide to make tortilla chips and salsa.
Teague, Mark. THE SKY IS FALLING! This humorous take on “Chicken Little” features dancing forest animals joining in the fun.
Walker, Anna. PEGGY : A BRAVE CHICKEN ON A BIG ADVENTURE. A gust of wind sends Peggy from her farm to the big city, where she explores her new surroundings.
Whiten, Jan. CHOOKY-DOODLE-DOO. In this cumulative counting book from Australia, chicks try to pull up a worm from the ground.
Williams, Brenda. MILLIE’S CHICKENS. In this rhyming story filled with factual details, Millie raises three chickens.