Candy Queen: A Cranky Chicken Book 5 - Hardcover

by Katherine Battersby (Author), Katherine Battersby (Illustrator)

Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm are back in another sweetly silly graphic chapter book as the two friends banish a case of the flu, face an extra-spooky Halloween, and enjoy a wintry cabin getaway--sure to be beloved by fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys!

Cranky Chicken isn't feeling so hot; she's got the Chicken Flu, which makes her feverish, fuzzy, and extra cranky. Armed with an out-of-tune ukulele song, some questionable soup, and a very tight worm-knit blanket, can Speedy cheer Chicken up? Then Speedy faces fears and frights when Halloween gets a little too spooky for comfort. Can Chicken help Speedy find some calm? Later, a surprise family reunion of the wormy variety sees the friends taking a festive winter vacation.

These three delightful stories about friendship and caring for one another--interspersed with laugh-out-loud vignettes--will make readers fall even more deeply in love with their favorite BFFs (that is, best feathered friends)!

Author Biography

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.