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Chicken Butt
by
Erica S. Perl (Goodreads Author),
Henry Cole
You know what?
What?
Chicken butt!
The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture book, with call-and-response parts for parent and child. The word repetition in Erica S. Perl’s text, and wonderfully comic illustrations by beloved artist Henry Cole, make this a particularly inviting book for new readers, as does the opportunity to �trick” a parent or oth...more
What?
Chicken butt!
The classic schoolyard joke has been recast as an irreverent picture book, with call-and-response parts for parent and child. The word repetition in Erica S. Perl’s text, and wonderfully comic illustrations by beloved artist Henry Cole, make this a particularly inviting book for new readers, as does the opportunity to �trick” a parent or oth...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by Harry N. Abrams
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Horrified by the word "butt" are you?
Well: BUTT! BUTT! BUTT! BUTT! BUTT!
Still with me?
Fine if you've got a toddler/preschooler and don't want them saying "butt". But if you've got a grade schooler and live in anything but a hermetically sealed bubble, odds are it's in their playground vocabulary. And "Guess what? Chicken BUTT!" may be one of their playground call and responses.
This was NOT the case in my long ago NYC playground, but apparently it is in my daughter's Northern Virginia one. Found...more
Well: BUTT! BUTT! BUTT! BUTT! BUTT!
Still with me?
Fine if you've got a toddler/preschooler and don't want them saying "butt". But if you've got a grade schooler and live in anything but a hermetically sealed bubble, odds are it's in their playground vocabulary. And "Guess what? Chicken BUTT!" may be one of their playground call and responses.
This was NOT the case in my long ago NYC playground, but apparently it is in my daughter's Northern Virginia one. Found...more
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Want to laugh yourself silly with a 5-year-old? Want to hear a child quoting a picture book back to you (for days on end, and quite possibly, weeks)? Then this book is for you, my friend.
The immaturity of this book is simultaneously ridiculous, hilarious, and contagious. Three 'ous'es. Stellar.
Designed for two voices to read in tandem, this is the perfect book to read on a bummer day, or any time when you're hoping for a tickle fight. Because tickle fights are so going to happen with this o...more
The immaturity of this book is simultaneously ridiculous, hilarious, and contagious. Three 'ous'es. Stellar.
Designed for two voices to read in tandem, this is the perfect book to read on a bummer day, or any time when you're hoping for a tickle fight. Because tickle fights are so going to happen with this o...more
“Chicken Butt” by Erica S. Perl is a patterned book that is meant for Nursery to Primary children. This book was about the joke when you say “Guess what?” the person answers “What?”, and then you say “Chicken Butt!” The book begins with a father reading his newspaper, and his son asks “you know what?” The father answers “what?” And the son replies “Chicken butt!” and then he keeps asking questions that have references to answers with chicken in them. The father finally has had enough, and tells...more
I first heard of the Chicken butt joke when I saw Macaully Culkin perform the skit on SNL. My husband and I thought it was hilarious and we have been using that gag on our girls forever. When I saw this book at our library, I thought it would be a very funny book.
Except that it isn't. I know that comedy is all about timing, so perhaps it is just my delivery that is bad. I even had our oldest play one part and I played the other. But the book just fell flat.
We often laugh when we catch our girl...more
Except that it isn't. I know that comedy is all about timing, so perhaps it is just my delivery that is bad. I even had our oldest play one part and I played the other. But the book just fell flat.
We often laugh when we catch our girl...more
If you love the sound of your child laughing until you think he just might pee his pants
If you love the feel of your little four year old’s pudgy fingers on your cheeks, while she shouts, “You know what!” into your face
If you love to see your kid running around the room, flailing his arms in the air, singing “monkey butt, duckie butt, elephant butt, any-animal-I-can-think-of butt”
Then, CHICKEN BUTT! is for you.
Okay, so this book can be exhausting. It’s a bit like giving kids noisy toys—you give...more
If you love the feel of your little four year old’s pudgy fingers on your cheeks, while she shouts, “You know what!” into your face
If you love to see your kid running around the room, flailing his arms in the air, singing “monkey butt, duckie butt, elephant butt, any-animal-I-can-think-of butt”
Then, CHICKEN BUTT! is for you.
Okay, so this book can be exhausting. It’s a bit like giving kids noisy toys—you give...more
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So here’s the question: How do you feel about a raucous storytime? Are you pro or con? Cause that’s what you’re going to have if you pull this one out during read-aloud. There are children’s books that work well when shared, then you have books like Chicken Butt, that are created for group settings. Say goodbye to the “fouth wall”, as readers are invited into the story from page one. While the central joke isn’t new, this winning combination of humor and the element of surprise will make for a m...more
If you like the sound of children laughing and seeing them having fun. This book is for you. They will also use any animal with butt at the end and fun with it for weeks to come!
My oldest grandson found this at the library. We read it over and over with his younger brother. We kept switching it to different library cards. Kept it out for 2 months! Finally broke down and ordered it for Christmas. They are now 8 & 4. Still enjoy it! Took it to school and read it to my Pre-k and kindergarten c...more
My oldest grandson found this at the library. We read it over and over with his younger brother. We kept switching it to different library cards. Kept it out for 2 months! Finally broke down and ordered it for Christmas. They are now 8 & 4. Still enjoy it! Took it to school and read it to my Pre-k and kindergarten c...more
You know what? Chicken butt!
Weirdly enough, I went all through childhood without ever having heard this schoolyard chant. However, Perl wants to make sure you won’t forget it!
The whole story centers on a kid tormenting his dad with “chicken” jokes, with the help of a wacky fowl who is probably imaginary. The refrain of CHICKEN BUTT is shouted from the rooftops.
The storyline wasn’t really what I expected. From the cover, I was anticipating an obnoxious chicken who walks around sitting on things...more
Weirdly enough, I went all through childhood without ever having heard this schoolyard chant. However, Perl wants to make sure you won’t forget it!
The whole story centers on a kid tormenting his dad with “chicken” jokes, with the help of a wacky fowl who is probably imaginary. The refrain of CHICKEN BUTT is shouted from the rooftops.
The storyline wasn’t really what I expected. From the cover, I was anticipating an obnoxious chicken who walks around sitting on things...more
Don't deny it, every one of you at one point in your elementary school years said, "Guess what?". Then after your victim said, "What?", you gleefully responded, "CHICKEN BUTT!" That is exactly what one young boy does to his older brother in the first few pages of this book. The rest of the book is variations upon the same phrase. The illustrations are fun. Overall I wasn't too impressed with this book. Kids will love it because it will give them the excuse to say "CHICKEN BUTT!!!!" over and over...more
I got to watch two little girls in my library read this book to each other. I worried that they'd pee the chairs, they were laughing so hard. That, in my opinion, is one of the highest accolades a picture book can get. They read the book out loud, read it again, made their mom listen to them read it - a treat for me to see. While I may find the plot on the simple side (boy bugs his dad with the old "know what?" joke), I can totally see why some kids will love this one. And Henry Cole's art gets...more
Oh yes, there is a book of it. Oh yes, my kid did find it on the shelf at the library. Guess what?
Ooof...I'm too tired to play chicken butt with you people because I had to read this book so many times at bedtime. It was good fun, though. And truthfully, this mom had already sprung the chicken butt thing but now can say "chicken thigh" and "chicken eyebrow" every now and then too.
Ooof...I'm too tired to play chicken butt with you people because I had to read this book so many times at bedtime. It was good fun, though. And truthfully, this mom had already sprung the chicken butt thing but now can say "chicken thigh" and "chicken eyebrow" every now and then too.
Hilarious! First grade book club FOUGHT over this read aloud, after first pledging to not use the "B" word aide from reading aloud. The rhyme and joke structure is infectious, and by the end of the book, six year old readers are so tired of saying "butt" that they do not use it out of context. Highly recommended for baby shower gift!
This is a story that is best read out loud by two people. Expect lots of laughs from the audience when it is read. A little boy wants his dad's attention and drives him crazy with Chicken butt, thigh, eyebrow, etc. Chicken Butt's Back got a chuckle out of me, whereas Chicken Butt did not- probably because I read Chicken Butt first
As a colleague said, a perfect read-aloud for five to nine year-olds. Jokes and humor are an important part of relationships and chicken butt is right up the scattalogical humor stage for kids of this age. Perl extends the joke and always gives the kid the last laugh, without diminishing the importance of the dad's responses.
Adults: this book was not written for you. Your sense of humor will not appreciate it. This book was written for that small portion of the population that appreciates the inanity of a chicken butt joke. The illustrations are explosive, and the book would do well as a storytime read or a puppet script.
I found this one funny, but I wonder how long the listeners will be walking around yelling "Chicken Butt." I am not sure whether I would read it in a storytime (simply for the sake of the parents who would have to listen to the chicken butt bit for the rest of the day) but it might be fun.
My daughters absolutly LOVE this book. Every other day they ask me "maman, you know what? .... chicken butt!" It has become a big joke in the house. Whenever the kids are sad or cranky I always get them laughing with lines from this book! All in all it's well loved in this house.
I really didn't see the meaning in this book except that it was humor for children. It has rhyming through out but other than that im kinda unsure of the point.
Put the children in groups have them come up with a rhyming to share with the class.
Put the children in groups have them come up with a rhyming to share with the class.
A short book with no substance. I read this in under a minute.
This is just a glob of chicken butt jokes. I suppose it did elicit a chuckle at one point, after the first "CHICKEN BUTT!" This probably would entertain little boys.
This is just a glob of chicken butt jokes. I suppose it did elicit a chuckle at one point, after the first "CHICKEN BUTT!" This probably would entertain little boys.
Apparently I am a fuddy duddy 'cause I just didn't see the humor in this one.
I mean ... the pictures were funny.
But I don't get the joke. And, fair or not ... I have to be able to enjoy storytimes, too. :/
I mean ... the pictures were funny.
But I don't get the joke. And, fair or not ... I have to be able to enjoy storytimes, too. :/
Cute...I know my son would love this, but do I really want him yelling out 'Chicken Butt' all night long? Because, that is exactly what would happen...as an adult (presumably with impulse control) I loved it!
Nov 20, 2009
Meredith
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
preschoolers
Shelves:
childrens-picture-books
This is a perfect Christmas gift for the children on your list especially if they're nieces, nephews, and grandchildren who can go home and yell "chicken butt" to their hearts' content without you having to hear it.
So, this is just not my sense of humor.
Kids will find it hilarious though!
Rated it as a teacher, not as a reader.
Good early picture book to just break some tension and get the class laughing.
Kids will find it hilarious though!
Rated it as a teacher, not as a reader.
Good early picture book to just break some tension and get the class laughing.
Silly, fun and often times stupid humor is something that appeals to me. Reading should be fun. There is not even a fine line for me on exceptable funny and not - more like a street wide expanse of line. For me this book was leaps and bounds in the stupid, unfunny, DUMB humor. If you want to encourage your children to be repetitive annoying idiots... this is the book for you!
Absolutely hilarious. My daughter was hysterical with laughter when we were reading this book to her over and over and over. The book is ridiculous, but very very funny.
A bit off-beat and really, really silly; the repetitious text is probably good and some kids who would howl at the constant reference to "butt." A bit much for me.
That joke you will hear over and over from kids played out very well in this book. Know What? Loved it and think all boys should hear this once they get jokes. Ages 5+
Bright colorful illustrations but this is really just a silly pointless story. I think the only benefit of this book could be used during a rhyming unit.
My six-yr-old thought this book was hilarious. i've never been a fan of the chicken butt joke, but watching her giggle was enough to sell me on this one.
This was the first book that both of my children enjoyed together. Any book that can make an 18mo laugh as side-splitingly as a 4yo has got to be good.
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An accomplished and versatile writer, Erica S. Perl wears many hats literally and figuratively. Her new middle grade novel, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU O.J., is "a must read for all 8-12 year olds" (modernjewishmom.com).
She is also the author of several picture books, including DOTTY, which was called "Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!" by www.planetesme.com, CHICKEN BUTT!, illustrated by Henry Cole - "an utter...more
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She is also the author of several picture books, including DOTTY, which was called "Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!" by www.planetesme.com, CHICKEN BUTT!, illustrated by Henry Cole - "an utter...more
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