Poultrygeist
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2021 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

Poultrygeist

By Eric Geron, Pete Oswald (Illustrator)

A chicken's road-crossing leads to ghostly mischief on the Other Side.

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32 pages· 247 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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A little chicken's road-crossing ends in a spooky twist when it becomes a ghost on the Other Side. Now tasked with causing trouble, this fowl must decide if it can be a friendly ghost instead. With barnyard beasts and ghoulish humor, this tale promises laughs and shivers. Can Chicken find a way to haunt without harm? Let the haunting begin!

From the publisher

From a debut picture-book author and a #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator, a wry take on “Why did the chicken cross the road?” that gives a whole new meaning to “the Other Side.” Cock-a-doodle-BOO! It’s punny. It’s spooky. It’s a meta picture book that puts a fresh spin on an old joke and elevates chicken comedy to ghastly new levels. A little spring chicken crosses the road but quickly gets flattened under a semitruck. The barnyard beasts who’ve gone before break the news: now that Chicken’s fried–dispatched to the Other Side–Chicken has a job, an unwanted job, as a noisy troublemaking ghost. This fowl may be weak in the beak, but Chicken knows that scaring people isn’t nice. There is such a thing as a friendly ghost, after all–isn’t there? Loaded with laughs and shivers, this Halloween-ready treat features ghoulishly funny art by the illustrator of the #1 New York Times best-selling Bad Seed series. Let the haunting begin! No chickens were harmed in the making of this book.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
247
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~140L
Themes & topics
Books about chickensBooks about HalloweenBooks about ghostsBooks about afterlife
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.4
F&P level
~E
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
513414
Publication
Published
August 10, 2021
First published
August 17, 2021
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781536210507

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