Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Cooney, ill. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1958.

ISBN: 0690185618

Media: acrylics

 

This adaptation of the "Nun's Priest's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales originally written by Geoffrey Chaucer is retold with beautiful illustrations that depicts medieval life and a rooster named Chanticleer who dos not heed his nightmares warning.  As the fox tricks Chanticleer with flattery the rooster finally outsmarts the fox to escape to his owner and safety.

Literary Devices: sophisticated language

Rating: 5Q/5P

Wess Garcia, July 2009