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The sky is falling!

Chicken little is originally a European folk tale. It was originally know as Henny Penny. This story uses personification because it makes all of the animal characters talk and act like humans.

Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg is a retelling of the classic tale. Chicken Little gets a bump on her head from something that fell. She thinks the sky is falling and tells all her friends whats going to happen.

The sky is failing! The sky is failing!

I think this book would be good for teaching children the lesson of validating information before the share it, Chicken Little thought the sky was falling in and told all his friends which ended up putting them in danger

Chicken Little is hit by an acorn in the head and is convinced that the world is ending, he meets friends on his journey to tell the king this news and Foxy Loxy tricks them into his den to eat for dinner. Luckily the animals escape

Years later, when the acorn had grown into an oak tree, her grandchildren loved to snuggle beside Chicken Little and listen to her adventure.

The point in the story when Chicken Little remembered the fox looked like a picture on a Wanted poster and shouted for the rest of the animals to get out of the truck and run away.

This story is a traditional fairy tale. This story has been retold and made into a movie these days. This story has talking animals that dress up in clothes and act like humans. The overall lesson in this story is to not trust strangers and believe everything people tell you because they may try and trap you into an uncomfortable situation.

“Years later, when the acorn had grown into an oak tree, her grandchildren loved to snuggle beside Chicken Little and listen to her adventures.“

I would use this book to teach children about bravery. Though chicken little makes a false accussion, he shows bravery by trying to warn the other animals.

The type of literature this book uses is fable, folklore, and fairy tales. It uses fable because it is a short fictional story that has a moral or teaches a lesson. It uses folklore by encompassing the traditional story. Finally, this story is a fairytale because it is a magical story.

“The sky is falling!“

Something that stood out to me in this tale is the illustrations. I love how they brought the story to life and made it so fun to read.

Chicken Little is a folktale retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Steven Kellogg's does a great job retelling and illustrating bring the timeless classic of chain reaction panic in Chicken Little. This is a fairytale with talking animals and hilarious language.

Blurb:
This book can be used to talk about how easily rumors and misinformation can be spread.

Review:
This is an example of a cumulative story because there is the repetition of “the sky is falling“. It is a fantasy book since the characters are talking animals.

Review: Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg, is a traditional storybook abut a little chicken that gets hit on the head by an acorn and thinks the sky is falling! It's a funny story and I really enjoy it.
Blurb: being able to be the only one who knows what actually hit Chicken Little in the head makes this story cool as a reader.
Quote: “The sky is falling!“

I love how this folktale has changed over time

“On her way home, Chicken Little recovered the acorn.”

Folktale
Chicken Little retold by Steven Kellogg
The Trumpet Club 1985
This is one of my favorite folktales. It‘s funny how towards the end of the book the fox now believes that the sky is falling instead of the chicken. It reassures that the villain never wins

“Call the police! She cried. “The sky is falling!”

I loved the yellow tone of paper used for this book, it reminded me of books I read when I was younger. It gives it a more vintage and less modern feel which I enjoy.

The language used in this story is lively and engaging. I felt very connected with chicken little and sympathetic for all of the birds when they were in danger.

“THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!”

This would be a good (and silly) book to read to children to show that there are consequences and “back-fires” when you do bad things.

Genre: Traditional Literature
I have always loved this book (and the Chicken Little movie) as it reminds me of myself. I would definitely be someone to get hit on the head with an acorn and then think that the “sky was falling”. I love the illustrations in this book and how it shows two perplexities happening: the fox‘s, then the other animals‘.

“Foxy Loxy leaped from the wreckage screaming, ‘THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLLING!‘”

It was a cute book and the pictures were great. A fun story to read to kids.

The theme of good prevailing over evil is super important for kids to have ingrained as they grow older. The pictures added depth to the story. The names and language used by the characters was fun and engaging.

“Years later, when the acorn has grown into an oak tree, her grandchildren loved to snuggle beside Chicken Little and listen to her adventure.”

I love this story because of all the characters and the way it evolves. It is simple enough for a child to follow but also tells a story of how the bad guy gets his punishment and Chicken Little is a hero.

This story was published by The Trumpet Club in 1985. This is the first time I‘ve read this story. I absolutely loved it! It was creative, humorous, and imaginative. The images were very detailed and aided the reader in understanding what was happening.

"The sky is falling!"

I liked how old-timey the pictures are.

This picture book is simple and direct which allows children to easily pick up and read this book. I really enjoyed going back to my childhood as I read this book. The text is lively. I think that an early childhood grade would either love seeing and hearing or reading this book with a partner.

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
Rating 3/5

I think in a early ed class this would be fun to read and then watch the movie so the students can pick out differences and hear more variations of the tale!

This book has such a different plot than from the versions I‘ve read! I love how Instead of not listening to Chicken Little in the version I‘ve read, they believe him and because they do, all the animals were safe!

“You mean under a fat hippo”