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martialia's review against another edition
3.0
While I appreciate the retelling of this tale, illustrated for children, it's just not a favorite. The final panel is charming...truly the illustrations are cleverly done!
libscote's review against another edition
2.0
Caldecott Medal, 1959
A tale of a rooster who listens a little too much to the praise given to him and gets in trouble because of it.
A tale of a rooster who listens a little too much to the praise given to him and gets in trouble because of it.
sunsoar25's review
4.0
This story is adapted from The Nun’s Priest’s Tale of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Chanticleer, a rooster, is tricked by a fox and is almost eaten, but he uses his own tricks on the fox to escape. The illustrations are very bright and are quite detailed, in fact in the about the author section it says that Cooney studied illuminated manuscripts for inspiration. I also found it interesting that some pages are full color whereas some are black and white with an accentuating color to set it off. The major lesson and character trait featured here is humility for both Chanticleer and the fox.
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