Caldecott Medal Winner
Chanticleer and the Fox
by Barbara Cooney
Summary
A proud rooster named Chanticleer is flattered by a sly fox into closing his eyes to crow, and the fox snatches him, until quick wits help the rooster escape. Cooney adapted the tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and illustrated it with crisp scratchboard work and clear, bright color. The medieval barnyard comes alive with careful detail and a lesson about the danger of vanity.
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Historical Context & Significance
Barbara Cooney adapted this story from the Nun's Priest's Tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in the fourteenth century.