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Crankosaurus

Name: Crankosaurus
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SKU: 9781665914567
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A Cranky Chicken Book 3

By Katherine Battersby

Series: Cranky Chicken

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Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm return in another “sweetly silly” (Kirkus Reviews) illustrated chapter book as Cranky plans a nap and the two friends find a mysterious egg—sure to be beloved by fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys! Cranky Chicken has no... Read More

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Three stories follow Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm as they learn about listening, helping friends, and discovering new things.

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Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm return in another “sweetly silly” (Kirkus Reviews) illustrated chapter book as Cranky plans a nap and the two friends find a mysterious egg—sure to be beloved by fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys!

Cranky Chicken has no time to play with Speedy the worm because it’s nap time—and it is never a good idea for Cranky to skip a nap. Then, Speedy starts having questions of identity: what does it really mean to be a worm? Can Cranky and Speedy find some answers?

Later, Cranky and Speedy discover an egg and have to work together to take care of it. These three new stories about listening, helping our friends, and learning new things will make readers fall even more deeply in love with these delightful BFFs (that is, best feathered friends).

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Crankosaurus

Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm return in another “sweetly silly” (Kirkus Reviews) illustrated chapter book as Cranky plans a nap and the two friends find a mysterious egg—sure to be beloved by fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys! Cranky Chicken has no time to play with Speedy the worm because it’s nap time—and it is never...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665914567

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 May 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Margaret K McElderry Books

Edition: Reprint

Illustration: f-c--spfx: spot gloss

Contributors:

Illustrated by Katherine Battersby

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 249g

Pages: 116

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About the Author

Katherine Battersby is the critically acclaimed children’s author and illustrator of a number of children’s books, including the Cranky Chicken series, Perfect Pigeons, and Squish Rabbit, a CBC Children’s Choice Book. Her books have received glowing reviews in The New York Times and starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and have been shortlisted for numerous Australian awards. Visit her at KatherineBattersby.com.

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