Interrupting Chicken

Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein

2010
978-0-7636-4168-9

When it's time for bed, Papa cannot finish one bedtime story for Chicken without her interrupting him. Instead of becoming sleepy and resting, the stories rile her up and she must interrupt the story to help the main characters.  When it is Chicken's turn to tell a story, humorous and ironic events occur.

With great artwork and a really funny story, Stein has created an enjoyable picturebook that is worthy of the Caldecott Honor.  I felt good reading Interrupting Chicken, impressed by Stein's creation.  

Extra Yarn

Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett
illustrated by Jon Klassen

2012
978-0-06-195338-5

The story of a knitter in a wintry town who knits sweaters and other clothes for everyone and everything in town and never seems to run out of yarn.  The subtext is really cool since knitting is such an urban hipster activity, even yarn-bombing, when citizens cover trees, poles and other street items with knitted wonders.

Jon Klassen's artwork really works well here.  He offers monochromatic greys and browns and cold whites with splashes of brightness that help propel the story.  Great job!

A 2013 Caldecott Honor Book