A review by lara_lleverino
Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer

5.0

So I have had this sitting on my shelf for a long time. Actually this is the second copy I have owned. Today I pulled it off the shelf because someone mentioned reading Walter Wangerin's The Book of Sorrows which is the sequel of The Book of the Dun Cow which also has Chanticleer in it. These books reveal to me the depth of redeeming my education needs. Chanticleer is a character from the Canterbury Tales which I have never read but intend to but at this point I feel this children's book is about my level but my goal is Chaucer but how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I think this book is a great way to start hanging pegs in a child's mind that make later readings of Wangerin and Chaucer accessible! The Barbara Clooney illustrations are beautiful!