Chicken Little by Sally Hobson

 


Chicken Little by Sally Hobson

  • Fantasy 

  • Grades: Pre-K - Kindergarten 

  • Awards: “Children’s Books of the Year” in 1994 by the Child Study Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College


Summary: 


Chicken Little by Sally Hobson is a story about a chicken’s quest to tell the king that the sky is falling. On his quest to the king, Henny Penny the hen, Cocky Locky the rooster, Ducky Lucky the duck, and many other feathered friends inquire where Chicken Little is going and choose to join him. On their journey, Chicken Little and everyone traveling to warn the king meet a fox named Foxy Loxy who offers to escort them to the king. The king never receives the news that the sky is falling because Foxy Loxy takes the feathered friends into his lair and they are never seen again. 


Evaluation:


Chicken Little by Sally Hobson is a good example of fantasy because it features animals who go on a quest to see the king. This book seems outside the realm of possibility because animals in real life would not be concerned with the sky falling, going to see a king, or making a long journey. Chicken Little contains insight because it teaches children that they should not trust strangers or believe everything they're told. Although Chicken Little is a good example of Fantasy, I would not use this book in my classroom because it is Pre-K/ Kindergarten level which is low for a class of 1st or 2nd graders. This book would be great for a lesson on print awareness. There are few words and they are repetitive so children could use this book to recognize that sentences are composed of words separated by spaces, and there are pictures of animals they may recognize so they can hold the book right side up and identify the front and back cover of the book. 

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