One Chicken Nugget

Written and illustrated by Tadgh Bentley

A monster's love for nuggets sparks a doubling contest with high stakes.

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40 pages· 825 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud· ~600L

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Bookroo's summary

Frank, a monster with an insatiable appetite for chicken nuggets, threatens Celeste's business. To save her shop, she challenges him to a nugget-eating contest. If Frank wins, he gets free nuggets for life; if he loses, he must leave forever. As the nuggets double with each round, can Frank keep up, or will Celeste outsmart him? Discover the surprising outcome of this monstrous mathematical showdown.

From the publisher

Inspired by the classic folktale “One Grain of Rice,” One Chicken Nugget is a monstrously funny new picture book–with a mathematical twist!–from the author-illustrator of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups.Everybody knows monsters love chicken nuggets, but Frank loved them more than most.This is a problem if you happen to sell chicken nuggets, and Celeste sells the finest nuggets around. But Frank scares her other customers away, so she’s forced to cook up an eating contest of monstrous proportions to get rid of him. If Frank wins, Celeste will make him free chicken nuggets for life. But if he loses, he must leave and never return. It starts with Frank eating a single chicken nugget. Then two. Then double that, then double it again . . .Just how quickly does this doubling add up?And how many chicken nuggets can Frank really eat?

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