Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

by Joanna Cole, Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator), Stephanie Calmenson

Overview

Here's a laugh-out-loud collection of silly, kooky jokes, bad puns, and wacky witticisms, all certain to please the grade-school set. Vigorous line drawings extend and enhance every groan-inducing line. "A delightful collection....Be sure to take this one out for fun."—School Library Journal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780688122041
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/21/1994
Series:	Activity Book Series
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	743,999
Product dimensions:	8.31(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.21(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Joanna Cole is the author of the popular Magic School Bus series, I'm a Big Brother, I'm a Big Sister, and many other award-winning books. In Asking About Sex & Growing Up, she provides a reassuring blend of practical guidance and scientific fact for the audience that needs it most.

Stephanie Calmenson is the author of many acclaimed books for children. They have been called "marvelous" (Publishers Weekly), "lyrical" (School Library Journal), and "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (ALA Booklist). Her books include Dinner at the Panda Palace, a PBS Storytime Book; Welcome, Baby! Baby Rhymes for Baby Times; Good for You! Toddler Rhymes for Toddler Times; and Kindergarten Kids: Riddles, Rebuses, Wiggles, Giggles, and More!

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-6-A delightful collection of over 200 riddles, grouped by subject. A brief introduction gives a definition of ``riddle'' and some historical background. Answers are printed upside down and backwards, in smaller type, directly below each question. Joseph Rosenbloom's Zaniest Riddle Book in the World (Sterling, 1985) is similarly organized; however, Chicken's larger format, use of white space, and bold lettering are more inviting to young readers. Tiegreen's black-and-white cartoons, which appear on each page, are humorous and clever. A helpful subject index is included, as well as a list of additional sources. ``What did one library book say to the other?'' ``Can I take you out?'' Be sure to take this one out for fun!-Mary Ann Bursk, Bucks County Free Library, Levittown, PA

School Library Journal