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.