David Ezra Stein is an author-illustrator whose previous books include LEAVES, winner of an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. He lives in Kew Gardens, New York.
The delivery is Catskill perfect; readers will fall hard for the antics of this hapless pair. -Publishers Weekly (starred review) It doesn't matter if you are a storytime librarian, classroom teacher or sleepy parent - Interrupting Chicken will have you matching giggles and gaffaws with your audience -Bookends (Booklist blog) Stein uses page turns dramatically to build tension, which is released each time the chicken interrupts and amends a fairy tale...illustrations are vivid and dramatic. Great fun for reading aloud. -Booklist This is one of the rare titles that will entertain both parent and child. -School Library Journal This tender iteration of a familiar nighttime ritual will be equally welcomed by fond parents and those children for whom listening to stories is anything but a passive activity. -Kirkus Reviews The colorful illustrations and humorous tone make this book an enjoyable independent read or as a read aloud. -Library Media Connection Vibrant art is offbeat and original like the story line that still manages a familiar ring for patient parents and participatory kids alike -San Francisco Chronicle This entire book is just as much fun as the title. -Chicago Tribune A papa chicken can't get a word in edgewise in the lighthearted Caldecott Honor winner that proves patience is a virtue. -Daily Candy Featured/recommended on Oprah's 2012 Kids Reading List -Oprah.com