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Chicken Cheeks
Some bears will go to any length to get some honey. This one recruits every animal that comes along to form, well, a stack. The result? Tail of the duck to the gluteus maximus of the duck-billed platypus (with many other rears in between). Readers will giggle with delight at the bird's eye view of some hysterical animal bottoms. Follow this back-sided journey up the tree -...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
January 6th 2009
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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do you know that there are at least 17 different words to describe an animal's posterior without getting vulgar? i now know this because tommy tomato was kind enough to make this contribution to my "animal butts" shelf.
and boy are there ever butts!!
and i hate to quibble, but i have some questions...
i'm not sure where this story is taking place - apart from the alliterative or rhyming butt-references: "turkey tushy", "moose caboose", the backstory is seriously lacking. where are these animals?? w...more
and boy are there ever butts!!
and i hate to quibble, but i have some questions...
i'm not sure where this story is taking place - apart from the alliterative or rhyming butt-references: "turkey tushy", "moose caboose", the backstory is seriously lacking. where are these animals?? w...more
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Chicken cheeks... Turkey tushie... Duck-billed platypus gluteus maximus! All the kind of talk that kids adore.
"Chicken Cheeks" isn't Baby Einstein for older children, but it is the sort of goofy pleasure that tends to keep children interested in reading. The Accelerated Reading designation for this book is a generic "1" which means it hasn't been fully accessed (the exact month remains unknown). I don't generally say this, but I don't think in this case it matters what month the vocabulary is a...more
"Chicken Cheeks" isn't Baby Einstein for older children, but it is the sort of goofy pleasure that tends to keep children interested in reading. The Accelerated Reading designation for this book is a generic "1" which means it hasn't been fully accessed (the exact month remains unknown). I don't generally say this, but I don't think in this case it matters what month the vocabulary is a...more
Damn - my kids would have looooooooved this book!!! I love this book! What's not to love about such 'cheekiness'?!! How can you resist the temptation to learn various humorous ways to say 'arse' so you can repeat it to your friends and family when the most inappropriate time arrives?! It's an impossiblity my friends.
Of course,it's missing afew of the latest derriere slangs - like a jackel's junk or a beaver's booty. And a few classics were left out as well - a burro's buttocks and a porcupine's...more
Of course,it's missing afew of the latest derriere slangs - like a jackel's junk or a beaver's booty. And a few classics were left out as well - a burro's buttocks and a porcupine's...more
Bum humor is the Ole' Reliable of kids books. I have to admit, this book is funny. Great word choice, great illustrations (big Kevin Hawkes fan here). I would hesitate to read this one aloud to a group of kids because it would be asking for a buttload of trouble. That said, it was good for a cheeky laugh with my own child.
See what I mean? Ole' Reliable.
See what I mean? Ole' Reliable.
It's a fact, I'm a sucker for the bold, chewy acrylics of Kevin Hawkes. His love of orange and blue is apparently nearly as ardent as mine own. The guy's color contrast always puts me in mind of Maxfield Parrish. And in Chicken cheeks, his slightly just-past-normal expressions and colors are perfectly tuned to the subject matter.
And the subject matter is butts.
Yes, butts. But cute butts, not crass butts. Rhyming, alliterative, clever butts. Sure, it'll have the kids rolling on the floor (because...more
And the subject matter is butts.
Yes, butts. But cute butts, not crass butts. Rhyming, alliterative, clever butts. Sure, it'll have the kids rolling on the floor (because...more
HAHA! I truly loved this picture book about animals rear ends lol! And it's written my Michael Ian Black who I also love. (by the way, best author picture ever. He's passed out in it... or sleeping.. or?).
From the moment he grabs the duck I was like- "whaaa?" and loved it to the very end (no pun intended). I picked up this book because I have chickens and needed a fun read on my lunch break and am always drawn now to funny chicken books. This one does not disappoint. Very cute and well done. I c...more
From the moment he grabs the duck I was like- "whaaa?" and loved it to the very end (no pun intended). I picked up this book because I have chickens and needed a fun read on my lunch break and am always drawn now to funny chicken books. This one does not disappoint. Very cute and well done. I c...more
My boys all love this book. We've read it at least 30 times.
The text is minimal, and the story is implied by the illustrations on each page. As each animal is introduced, standing atop the animal below them in an animal tower, we see a portion of their derrieres and the name that accompanies each animal. For instance, "gnu wazoo" or "turkey tushie", but the outstanding favorite in our home is the "guinea pig buns." So cute!
I was impressed that for a book that dwelt on posteriors that it avoide...more
The text is minimal, and the story is implied by the illustrations on each page. As each animal is introduced, standing atop the animal below them in an animal tower, we see a portion of their derrieres and the name that accompanies each animal. For instance, "gnu wazoo" or "turkey tushie", but the outstanding favorite in our home is the "guinea pig buns." So cute!
I was impressed that for a book that dwelt on posteriors that it avoide...more
Taboo subjects have always been completely riveting to young children. Look at the popularity of Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants, or Taro Gomi’s Everyone Poops. If it is a gross, “eww”, or makes-you-blush subject, the books fly off the shelf. The same will be said for Michael Ian Black’s new book Chicken Cheeks. While not the most verbose book I have run across, it is good fun and the illustrations are hilarious. If you have a child who you cannot get interested in books, but they totally crack...more
A very cute and simple book that celebrates the cushiest part of our anatomy - the behind. Michael Ian Black (from The State) has brought a wry sense of humor to Chicken Cheeks. The book opens with a bear who sees something he wants high atop a tree. He enlists the help of his woodland friends, all of whom continue piling on top of each other before finally reaching the prize at the top of the tree. As each animal piles on, we see a shot of their rump (drawn comically by Kevin Hawkes) along with...more
Not until I finished this book did I realize it was written by Michael Ian Black, late of "The State" and (I think) "Wet Hot American Summer." Pretty crazy that he's writing a children's book, but he did a heck of a job with this, his first one. A group of animals pile on top of one another, each with his/her rear end in the previous animal's face. And each animal butt either rhymes or begins with the same letter as the animal it belongs to (personal favorites: "gnu wazoo" and "duck-billed platy...more
I don't know how this got published. The entire book shows cartoonish animals stacked one on top of the other from the behind, citing different names for the buttocks.
There is no other text,surprise ending or humor other than saying the word "ass" in 13 different ways. The end shows all the animals falling from their stack with their rear ends sticking half way out of a pond and it reads
"The End."
I found it sorely lacking creativity. It was seriously pathetic. I am ok with books that address b...more
There is no other text,surprise ending or humor other than saying the word "ass" in 13 different ways. The end shows all the animals falling from their stack with their rear ends sticking half way out of a pond and it reads
"The End."
I found it sorely lacking creativity. It was seriously pathetic. I am ok with books that address b...more
Really, how can you NOT enjoy a book devoted entirely to seeing how many words one can use to describe an animal's rear end? From "penguin patootie" to "kangaroo keister" this title has them all covered (or not, as the case may be). What, you may ask, is the purpose behind labeling all of these behinds? Because bear wants something at the top of the tree, so he has all of the animals pile on top of each other in an effort to reach his goal. As far a the early literacy skills this book encourages...more
This is a cute idea and was humorous to me. The animals are climbing atop one another to form a tower and each animal has the rear end of the one above it in it's face. The only words are the name of the animal and the term being used for it's behind. For example, in addition to "Chicken Cheeks", there is also "Moose Caboose" and "Kangaroo Keister". The illustrations add to the humor and the climax of the story is very funny. My only concern is that little ones will not know that all of these wo...more
Mar 03, 2011
Tdavis
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Two - 2nd Grade
Shelves:
vocabulary,
preschool
Chicken Cheeks, is a hilarious vocabulary enriching book! This silly animal stacking story is an encyclopedia of animal posteriors. Readers will learn through rhyme and illustrations 16 ways to refer to "buttocks". The topic alone is sure to enthrall children and children just might start using the term gluteus maximus because it rhymes with duck-billed platypus.
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Phonological Awareness
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Phonological Awareness
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
a warning about this book, if you check it out, be prepared for your child to call their "bottom" lots of other words. This book we read one time, and didn't even finish it because it used so many different words for what our "bottom" is. Normally, yes this kind of thing can be funny, but call me a prude I guess, I just don't like some of the words coming out of kids mouths. Especially potty talk. I despise potty talk, and until recently my child has finally learned that potty talk isn't accepta...more
I read Chicken Cheeks this morning while shelving. This is exactly what I love in a children's book: butt jokes, alliteration, animals, stacking, and a solid pun to finish it off. I think a lot of celebrity children's books try so hard to be good and have a message, but really you want to have as few words as possible and you want those words to work in concert with the images. This book is really successful in that regard. A few well chosen words, some lovely animal drawings, plus butt jokes an...more
For some reason, rear-ends seem to be a new meme in the kid's publishing world. Several have been published in 2009-2010, and this is the best of the bunch.
Who knew there were so many different terms for bums? One at a time, a variety of animals piles up to reach a honeycomb high in a tree. Ultimately, though, the likes of the "gnu's wazoo" and the "hound-dog heinie" are outdone by the smallest of all- the bumblebee's bum! This is a fun one for storytimes- kids do like butts.
Who knew there were so many different terms for bums? One at a time, a variety of animals piles up to reach a honeycomb high in a tree. Ultimately, though, the likes of the "gnu's wazoo" and the "hound-dog heinie" are outdone by the smallest of all- the bumblebee's bum! This is a fun one for storytimes- kids do like butts.
The funniest book I've read in a long time. Who can not laugh when the author finds as many synonyms for rear-end as he can, then rhymes them with animals and makes a story out of it? For even more fun, tune into Amazon.com for a video clip of the author reading the book. I've used this in storytime and the kids loved it. My nephew claimed it was his "special book" when his older brother tried to take it away from him. (I gave it to the younger nephew for his birthday.)
I loved this book! I picked it up on a whim at the library today. I the young kids had already gone to bed, but I asked who wanted to have story time to my 3 teenagers.( this is when the eye rolling started) I started to read out loud anyway. We restarted the book 3 times as each child joined the party. We giggled and laughed then read it again to find out how the ants got up there. I am so going to buy this book, and many times for many years!
This book is so funny! It is beautiful in it's simplicity. A bear wants honey from high in a tree. He stacks animals. The humor is in the different names for the behinds, including chicken cheeks, giraffe back-half, hound dog heinie, and my neice Elsa and my favorite-- duck-billed platypus gluteous maximus! Anyone who watched VH1's I Love the 80s/90s will remember Michael Ian Black for his dry humor.
This story gets to the bottom of what teamwork is all about. Each animal boosts the next, by his chicken cheeks or flamingo fanny, trying to reach the honey next at the top of a tall tree. You have to read the punchline to bee-lieve it! Then keep turning pages to see who wins the final sweet reward.
The animal tower created by Hawkes is reminiscent of Eric Rohmann's illustrations in My Friend Rabbit.
The animal tower created by Hawkes is reminiscent of Eric Rohmann's illustrations in My Friend Rabbit.
This is one of the funniest children's books I've read in a while. It is all about animals bootys. Older toddlers to kindergarteners will laugh hysterically at all the slang words for the backside. My favorite one was duck bill platypus gluteus maximus. That stopped me cold in the middle of my story time. I had to put the book down so I could laugh. I suppose this is why I should pre-read the books. :-)
Ages 3-7. This is a silly book filled with more synonyms than I thought available for rear ends! Super cute book that toddlers and preschoolers will find humorous and entertaining and encouraging print motivation. Each page features an animal with a rhyming/rhythmic word for their rear end. It's a also a great book for children to practice predicting what exactly the animals are trying to do! Simple and fun vocabulary builder.
The illustrations are very fun. I just can't imagine writing just the text for this and having someone else come up with the illustrations. Can you imagine text like...turkey tushy and flamingo fanny and toucan can?! My favorite...duck-billed platypus gluteus maximus. For some reason I was expecting more from this one so maybe it is the reason I wasn't more excited about it?! It was okay to me. Kids will enjoy it though.
This fairly ridiculous picture book contains more words to describe a rear end than I've even ever heard of! Each page shows and gives a descriptive word pair, including chicken cheeks, moose caboose, guinea pig buns, etc. The pictures are a lot of fun, showing all the animals stacked on top of each other, with great expressive eyes. Sure to be a hit with kids who like silly books!
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This book is hilarious! A huge tower of animals piles on top of each other in an attempt to reach the honey in a bee hive at the top of a tall tree. Each page finds a humorous and alliterative way to describe each animal's...ahem, shall we say, hindquarters? Although the tower inevitably crashes to the ground, it has unwittingly provided a free ride to the honey for two grateful ants.
Picture book, animals, humor.
Picture book, animals, humor.
I love Michael Ian Black's strange humor, and I loved this book. I imagine children would fall over giggling at descriptions of animal behinds.
I missed this the first time around, but notice there are two ants in every picture, and at the end when the tower of animals fall down, the ants are the only ones who are victorious in their search for beehive honey.
I missed this the first time around, but notice there are two ants in every picture, and at the end when the tower of animals fall down, the ants are the only ones who are victorious in their search for beehive honey.
Chicken Cheeks his a humerous book written by a comedian. Young children would love this book because children love anything associated with bottoms. The book teaches children rhyming words with a few play on words. I would read this book to my student's at the end of the day when there is nothing else to really do, or when we are talking about rhyming words.
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Michael Ian Black (very famous) is a popular comedian who began his career with The State, a sketch comedy troupe he co-founded at New York University in 1988, which went on to have a successful run on MTV. He then co-created the Comedy Central television series "Viva Variety," a fake European variety show. From there, he appeared on several television show before landing the role of Phil Stubbs,...more
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