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Children’s Book Blog: March 2025

Chickens!

Which came first: the chicken or the egg?

All the chatter about egg prices, Spring’s arrival, and March 19, apparently, being National Poultry Day has got me thinking about chickens!

Our backyard chickens love spring as much as we do! Sick of being cooped up (literally), they are eager to forage outside again. One thing the kids love about having chickens, aside from the eggs, is how funny they can be pecking around. So, March’s book recommendations are full of chicken humor!

Chicken Big by Keith Graves

Chicken Big follows the big humongous chick as he helps a little rooster and three chickens through “the sky is falling” moments. This book only works if you, the parent(s), bring the book to life by using different voices for each character. In my version, one of the chickens has a British accent.

With lots of kid-approved humor and a heartwarming ending, Chicken Big is sure to be a hit in your house.

The Good Egg by Jory John & Pete Oswald      

The Good Egg is the second book published in the creators’ “The Food Group” series. The Good Egg is a relatable book about the pressure of perfectionism and one’s eggs journey to self-acceptance. While this book explores emotional health (important for adults and kids alike!), it’s also quite funny, especially the illustrations.

Other books in the series include The Bad Seed, The Smart Cookie and more.  My kids seem to really enjoy series, like this, that are similar but not interconnected.

Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman  

I love Blue Chicken, arguably more than Joanna and Connor do. 

I don’t want to spoil the fun of it, so I’ll just say it is an extremely clever picture book – a great play on perspective and the innocent mischief that kids (and chickens) couch as help. Visually, it is a beautiful book too!


Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein     

In Interrupting Chicken, Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story but cannot help herself from interrupting each story.

I love how Stein puts Little Red Chicken into each storybook; it makes it easier for kids to understand the chaos her interruptions are creating. Every exhausted parent can relate to the adorable ending.

This is a great book to read in tandem with another person – one as the narrator/Papa and one as Little Red Chicken.  Much like Chicken Big, it really brings the story (and humor) to life!

Little Red Chicken continues her interrupting antics in Cookies For Breakfast and The Elephant of Surprise – both equally as fun as the first. 

The Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin

This is our first chapter book recommendation on this blog! The Chicken Squad is the first book in a series about chicks who solve mysteries and fight crime from their backyard coop.

Continuing with the chicken humor theme, this book is laugh out loud funny for kids. The storyline is silly and engaging. With short chapters, large font and numerous pictures, this is a great “intro” to chapter books.

Since we started borrowing more chapter books, I have had the pleasure of hearing, “Just one more chapter!” before bed.  That’s music to any book-loving parent’s ears.  

 

A note on this blog: Michelle Milford is the Office Manager at Town Hall Library.  She has two young children – Joanna (6) and Connor (4).  All three have a deep love of books and voracious appetites for reading.  Here they’ll share their monthly book recommendations.