Crabby Cratchitt

by Gregory Maguire, Andrew Glass (Illustrations)

A humorous rhyming story set to a familiar rhythm finds Crabby Cratchitt scheming and plotting to put an end to his noisy hen's eternal clucking. By the author of The Good Liar.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Gregory Maguire is an American author, whose novels are revisionist retellings of children's stories (such as L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into Wicked). He received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979-1985. In 1987 he co-founded Children's Literature New England (a non-profit educational charity).

Maguire has served as artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Hambidge Center. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Beyond the Pages with Eva K · Rating 3 out of 5]

She had a heart after all. Tehehehe...

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not many people know that Gregory wrote children’s books before he became famous for Wicked: The life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. And he was just so good at it. This book is a perfect example why. Crabby Cratchitt just wants to get some sleep, but the noisy hen is keeping her awake. In a sing song voice to Old McDonald, the reader gets to sing the story of Crabby. So get your E-I-E-I-mi-mi-mi ready for a rhyming fun time.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crabby Cratchitt has a farm and a hen that just won't stop clucking. Crabby has tried everything to get the hen to stop clucking, but when disaster strikes, Crabby Cratchitt comes to appreciate all the clucking around the farm.

[Rani · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a hen does not stop clucking, Crabby has the perfect solution, or does she?