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The Nun's Priest's Tale
King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom.
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(first published 1958)
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Nov 09, 2012
babyhippoface
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3 of 5 stars
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Chanticleer is the most fabulous rooster to be found. His appearance is beautiful and as for his crowing, "there was not an equal in all the land". He and seven hens, three hogs, three cows, and one sheep live in a fenced yard that belongs to a widow and her two daughters.
One morning Chanticleer awakes feeling disturbed about a dream he had in which a dog-like creature with fur "between yellow and red" and tiped on the tail and ears with black tried to kill him. His most beloved hen, Partlet, c...more
One morning Chanticleer awakes feeling disturbed about a dream he had in which a dog-like creature with fur "between yellow and red" and tiped on the tail and ears with black tried to kill him. His most beloved hen, Partlet, c...more
This re-telling of one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, brilliantly adapted and illustrated by Barbara Cooney, has within it the makings of a wonderful read-aloud experience for both child and adult. Cooney gives us Chaucer’s tale of Chanticleer, the vain (and prophetic) rooster captured by a fox due to his egotism, only to find he is later able to escape by playing to the fox’s own sense of self-importance. As Chanticleer has learned his lesson, he is unable to be persuaded by the fox to...more
Feb 09, 2013
Susan Menk
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Tags: Caldecott, Canterbury Tales, fable, medieval images, rooster, fox, Nun's Priest's Tale, standard source
Chanticleer crows a merry song in his home with the widow and her two daughters. One day he has a dream about a fox, but his wife brushes it off only to find it is true! Chanticleer falls for the fox's flattery and is carted off, but he evens the score when he convinces the fox to tell everyone to go away and Chanticleer is able to escape. Illustrations are done in a medieval style with w...more
Chanticleer crows a merry song in his home with the widow and her two daughters. One day he has a dream about a fox, but his wife brushes it off only to find it is true! Chanticleer falls for the fox's flattery and is carted off, but he evens the score when he convinces the fox to tell everyone to go away and Chanticleer is able to escape. Illustrations are done in a medieval style with w...more
May 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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picture-books,
award-caldecott-medal
There were several things about this tale that rubbed me the wrong way. I wouldn't want to read it to children. The rooster has seven wives, for instance, and the wives are appreciated for very sexist traits like being discreet and pretty. The rooster is shunned by his wife for being afraid of a fox (seems pretty reaosnable) and is sexistly called a coward. I realize this comes from Chaucer and has the biases of its time period, but I never really liked Chaucer just for those reasons, and don't...more
1959 Caldecott Medal Winner
Very cool medieval-style illustrations in this one. It says on one of the cover flaps that the illustrator studied illuminated manuscripts and borrowed some chickens in order to make these pictures. Nice! I'm still not sure how the illustrators make those solid colors--this one uses mostly blue, red, green, gold, and brown for the fox. The colors all look so solid that I'm not sure how they're done. I think the black is ink, though.
Pretty simple story lifted from Chauc...more
Very cool medieval-style illustrations in this one. It says on one of the cover flaps that the illustrator studied illuminated manuscripts and borrowed some chickens in order to make these pictures. Nice! I'm still not sure how the illustrators make those solid colors--this one uses mostly blue, red, green, gold, and brown for the fox. The colors all look so solid that I'm not sure how they're done. I think the black is ink, though.
Pretty simple story lifted from Chauc...more
This picture book won the Caldecott Medal in 1959. The story is adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tale, "The Nun's Priest's Tale." There are no nuns or priests in this version.
Chanticleer is the sole rooster belonging to a widow and her two children. The fox tricks the rooster and carries him off. Chanticleer works out a trick of his own and gets free.
The illustrations are indeed excellent, especially the colors and the use of orange as an accent against gold and black. But at the end t...more
This was a story that you could just go through and look at the pictures and already know how the story was going to go. The pictures were very clear and easy to read. After just looking at the pictures I went back and read the story, and although I gained much more information after reading the text, my initial story I created with the pictures was fairly on track. I liked how the illustrations were all over the pages; some were in the corners of pages, while others were in between the pages in...more
I love Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and this is story is adapted from it. The illustrations are great in this book because they really add to the text. For example, you can tell what is going on with the fox based on the color of the illustrations like when the fox is in color when he is being sly and trying to trick the rooster, but he is in all black when he is trying to hunt and kill the rooster. This is an interesting aspect to the story and really makes me understand how sophisticate...more
Returning to this Caldecott Medal-winning book was a pleasure. I can remember reading this book when I was a child and being intrigued by the ornate artwork and the book's message about being wary of flatterers. As I read it again, the same pleasure I experienced initially returned to me, and I worried for the rooster while also laughing at how he turns the tables on the fox who plans to eat him for dinner. By opening his mouth when he shouldn't, he loses that succulent meal. I love the black an...more
I thought this was a great fable that any child would love. It is an adventurous story. The Chanticleer, the most beautiful bird among the hens is tricked by flattery and captured by the fox. She is taken back to his den, where she then escapes into a tree and fights to get back to her farm. I thought the illustrations in this book were wonderful. The illustrator truly encompasses everything the author is saying in describing the different characters. This would be great for a class read aloud i...more
Alas, my Wednesday Night Working with Celeste on the Kids Floor will be moved to Thursdays, until further notice.
I don't know what other books were competing for the Caldecot for 1958, but this book is really charming.
I like the bold graphics and simple colors, but the detail and clean lines were beautiful.
A cute Aesop-ish tale, taken and adapted from the Canterbury Tales. The story itself is deeper than many picture books today. I liked that it actually had difficult vocabulary words as it's...more
I don't know what other books were competing for the Caldecot for 1958, but this book is really charming.
I like the bold graphics and simple colors, but the detail and clean lines were beautiful.
A cute Aesop-ish tale, taken and adapted from the Canterbury Tales. The story itself is deeper than many picture books today. I liked that it actually had difficult vocabulary words as it's...more
The illustrations by Barbara Conney in Chanticleer and the Fox were done in primary colors with a fair amount of detail. With the book being published in 1959 the images did look older but were probably top of the list back in its day. The illustrator did a very good job at bringing the words on the page come to life through pictures as well. There was a widow that owned some roosters that enjoyed singing. One day a fox had wondered in to the yard and snapped up Chanticleer by the neck, all the...more
Nov 03, 2012
Craig
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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A retelling of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, this is another of my favorite books from my childhood. Chanticleer is the king of the barnyard, and free to roam throughout the day. An encounter with a fox, forces Chanticleer to use his wit and smarts to save himself. The illustrations in this book are amazing. They have the feel of a medieval manuscript, such as those that the book is based. There's a note in the book that the images of the rooster, and hens are actually the same as those from a med...more
Adapted from one of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Barbara Cooney tells us the story of a rooster, Chanticleer and a sneaky fox. Chanticleer is a beautiful rooster who spend all of his time crowing. When a sneaky fox comes, Chanticleer is worried and frightened but determined to save the courtyard. The both end up learning a lesson.
I was not particularly fond of this book and would not read it in a class. However there are several lessons to be taught to children through this book.
I was not particularly fond of this book and would not read it in a class. However there are several lessons to be taught to children through this book.
Chanticleer, a rooster belonging to a widow and her two children, is caught by the fox. The fox flatters Chanticleer by telling what a wonderful voice he has and asks him to sing with his eyes closed liked his father used to. The Chanticleer tricks the fox into releasing him by telling the fox to announce to everyone chasing him that it's no use because he's going to eat the rooster right now. When the fox opens his mouth to speak, Chanticleer jumps out and runs to safety.
Mar 08, 2010
April Scheivelhud
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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The only reason that I gave this book two stars is because I like the moral of the story. It is foolish to trust in pure flattery. The fox told the rooster that he only wanted to hear him sing as beautifully as his father used to. Well, the end of the book tells what the foxes intentions really were. I felt like the wording of this book was very old-fashioned. I felt a sense of boredom and difficulty while reading (as though I was attempting to comprehend Shakespeare).
Revisiting once again a sublime gem from my schooldays, studied along with the General Prologue at A level. An absolute joy - and the original Middle English is actually very easy to read. It's rather funny that some reviewers have the idea this is meant to be a children's story! It is very much for adults like the rest of The Canterbury Tales and of its time in the late 1300s. Deceptively simple but subtle, sophisticated and ironic in Chaucer's unique fashion.
This book has a great moral in the end about trusting in flattery. A sly fox tricks the prideful rooster, Chanticleer, with his flattering words. Fox seems like an honest character, but is not! The rooster would not have been deceived if he was to think carefully before acting and wanting to show off (closing his eyes and singing as the fox asked him to). The rooster's quick thinking gets him out the fox's mouth. This book is nice for a read aloud.
I think that I would give this book one and a half stars.
The story of Chanticleer, as retold from the Geoffrey Chaucer original in his classic "The Canterbury Tales", is an interesting story that contains merit in being retold for young readers.
Barbara Cooney's illustrations are thoughtful and very nicely created, and do well to decorate this cautionary tale about personal hubris and just how it can get a person into deep trouble.
The story of Chanticleer, as retold from the Geoffrey Chaucer original in his classic "The Canterbury Tales", is an interesting story that contains merit in being retold for young readers.
Barbara Cooney's illustrations are thoughtful and very nicely created, and do well to decorate this cautionary tale about personal hubris and just how it can get a person into deep trouble.
Mar 22, 2012
Sarah Bringhurst Familia
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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children-s,
classic-literature
What a treasure of a book! This made it to our house because it is on the Ambleside Online Year 2 free reading list. I can't think of a better way to introduce my seven-year-old to a bit of Chaucer. Maybe it's just that I remember my own foray into chicken-keeping so fondly, but I was enchanted by this story of a proud, beautiful rooster who learns a lesson about trusting to flattery. The lovely illustrations really make the book. They are charming, evocative, and reminiscent of the art of the t...more
Like other books that I have noticed, there is a mixture of colorful images as well as black and white images. I really enjoy this because it gives a different description to the story. The colorful images standout which allow for the important pieces of the illustrations to pop. It also has an old-fashioned feel and although the colors are bright they still seem dull. I really enjoyed the pictures for this book.
Caldecott. This book was OK. Nothing to special about it. It is about a widow and her two kids. She kept up there little place really well when her husband past away. The had a rooster whos name was Chanticleer who had a very beautiful voice. One day he had a bad dream and it ended up coming true. Chanticleer fell for the fox trix of makeing him stand on his toes and sing with his eyes shut. In the end he got away from the fox mouth.
1959 Caldecott Award
The colors and style of Cooney's illustration really do echo medieval manuscripts, appropriately so, as this sotry is adapted from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The colors of red, blue, green and gold (golden brown), dominate the color palatte. Chanticleer himself is a fantastic, noble, arrogant rooster, and the fox is rather charming, with his sharply alert eyes and lolling tongue.
The illustrations in this book are beautiful! It definitely deserved the Caldecott Medal. The pictures fit the story so well, and I love the style and the bright colors.
It would never have occurred to me to adapt Chaucer into a children's book. Although my three-year-old son didn't find the story terribly interesting (except for the naughty fox), it was a nice change of pace for me.
It would never have occurred to me to adapt Chaucer into a children's book. Although my three-year-old son didn't find the story terribly interesting (except for the naughty fox), it was a nice change of pace for me.
The story of Chanticleer, the proud rooster, who is tricked by a fox, but is able to trick him in return to save himself.
I never thought I would ever see one of the Canterbury Tales turned into a children's picture book, but this story does lend itself ell to it. One of the only issues was that it was a little too wordy for a children's book, but it was still good.
I never thought I would ever see one of the Canterbury Tales turned into a children's picture book, but this story does lend itself ell to it. One of the only issues was that it was a little too wordy for a children's book, but it was still good.
Chanticleer and the Fox
Adapted and Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
HarperCollins
1958
1959 Caldecott Award.
This story is based on the "Nun's Priest's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The illustrations are attractive and work well with the story. I enjoyed this book, up until the end. I thought it ended too soon and needed a better conclusion.
3 stars.
Adapted and Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
HarperCollins
1958
1959 Caldecott Award.
This story is based on the "Nun's Priest's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The illustrations are attractive and work well with the story. I enjoyed this book, up until the end. I thought it ended too soon and needed a better conclusion.
3 stars.
This is an adaptation of The Nun Priest's Tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Chanticleer is a proud rooster living the good life on a little medieval farm with his 7 wives. In an attempt to win back the favor of his favorite wife he allows himself to be captured by a very crafty little fox. The moral calls to mind Aesop style fables - namely: don't fall prey to false flattery. There's also an interesting reference about the power of dreams - which I personally interpret as a warning not to di...more
May 11, 2013
Amy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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history-for-kids,
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With Story of the World, Vol. II
As an adaptation of a story in Canterbury Tales.
Well, I love most thing by Barbara Cooney so I wasn't suprised I liked this. It was well written - interesting language but still clear. Loved the illustrations and all the accurate details of the European plants/animals.
As an adaptation of a story in Canterbury Tales.
Well, I love most thing by Barbara Cooney so I wasn't suprised I liked this. It was well written - interesting language but still clear. Loved the illustrations and all the accurate details of the European plants/animals.
Sep 20, 2012
Anja Manning
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5 of 5 stars
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A clever story from Chaucer, beautifully retold and illustrated using medieval painting styles. The story is funny and has a moral. The age group is given as pre-school to age 3, but I am sure readers of any age will appreciate this outstanding book.
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
Caldecot Medal 1959.
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
Caldecot Medal 1959.
The author did a great job of translating Chaucer into contemporary English. The illustrations are reminiscent of illustrated manuscripts of Medieval times. Charming throughout. For more and for further exploration suggestions:
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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – October 25, 1400?) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacu...more
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