Books like Chicken Little
By Steven Kellogg
For the kid who repeats every worry they hear from a friend and needs to see where that can lead, Chicken Little turns a simple bump on the head into a lesson about jumping to conclusions. Silly, frantic, and full of barnyard chaos, with Kellogg's busy, expressive illustrations matching the mounting hysteria.
A watchful hen named Hattie spots something worrying in the bushes and tries to warn the other farm animals, one by one, as a fox creeps closer.
A girl named Julie notices the furniture moving into her new neighbor's house is enormous, and starts to wonder whether her new friend David's father might actually be a giant.
A clever mouse walks through the deep dark wood, escaping hungry predators by inventing a scary monster called the gruffalo — then discovers the gruffalo is real.
When barbecue smells drift over Mousopolis's first cook-off, they awaken Dogzilla — a monstrous, horribly stinky mutt — and the terrified mice must find a way to save their city.
A man walks down the road and meets a donkey with only three legs, then keeps adding one silly detail after another until the description spirals into an entirely absurd creature.
A boy welcomes a hungry moose with a muffin, but one muffin leads to jam, then a trip to the store for more mix, spinning into one favor after another.
Dragons love tacos more than anything, so a party planner throws them a giant taco party — but forgets that spicy salsa turns dragons into fire-breathing disasters.
A little werewolf tries to settle down for the night in a cold gray tomb full of monsters, but a mischievous goon barges in determined to keep everyone from sleeping.
A man and his dog set out in a rowboat with lunch for three, only to get launched airborne when a playful whale surfaces right beneath them.
A beloved family dog named Hally Tosis has breath so terrible her family wants to give her away, so the kids try every trick they can think of to fix her putrid panting before it's too late.
A Siamese kitten with an overactive imagination transforms into El Skippito, a mask-and-cape sword-fighter, ready to take on banditos and a bad bumble-beeto to save the day.
A mouse dentist and his wife treat animals of all kinds for toothaches — with one strict rule against dangerous creatures — until a fox in agony forces them to break it.
